The deputy preferred secretary of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Micheal Ayuraboah has stated authorities has grew to become its lower back on instructor unions and left them to their religion over the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
Speaking on ‘the Pulse’ on Joy News nowadays, he indicated that, authorities is liable for making sure the monetary well being of teachers.
He but referred to that the posture of Akufo-Addo's authorities suggests otherwise.
“On the contrary, the authorities is being insensitive to us. Why? The authorities driven down our throats and to the embarrassment of leadership, in 2020, negotiating salaries for 2021/2022 4% and 7% respectively, that turned into pretty embarrassing for leadership, however we needed to take it but not anything has modified withinside the powers that be in phrases of the way we control this u . s . and the way fees were like. In fact, they're accountable beneathneath Article 36 of our charter to make certain that our monetary well being is good. If inflation nowadays, is at 27.6% and past what do you anticipate of the Ghanaian?” he stated.
He introduced that authorities’s regular blame at the Russian-Ukraine strugglefare can not be an excuse to shun its duty considering that conversations on COLA started in 2020.
“I don’t assume there has been strugglefare in Ukraine and Russia in 2020, however we took the 4%. I don’t assume there has been strugglefare in Ukraine in 2021 so why are we the use of that as an excuse? In fact, the remaining time I checked, I’m now no longer certain how in phrases of the form of meals that we devour, whilst you take a look at the meals inflation wheat and all of the matters that come from Russia isn't what we communicate about. I nevertheless keep in mind thoroughly how the Agric Minister turned into telling us that banana and plantain turned into so reasonably-priced on this u . s .. Maize and the relaxation that’s what we devour and rice. As a long way as I recognize, they don’t come from Ukraine. All we need is that we recognize that gas costs have multiplied, we recognize that food and items and offerings have multiplied and our income has remained same,” he bemoaned.
The Coalition for Teacher Unions made from GNAT, NAGRAT, TEWU and CCT have nowadays declared an indefinite strike motion over unpaid COLA starting Monday, July 4.
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