GAUA Embarks on Strike Despite NLC Meeting Invitation

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On Monday, January 29, the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) called for a statewide walkout in protest of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission for allegedly failing to uphold their terms of employment.

Related To This: Senior Staff Association Rejects NLC's Directive to End Strike

General Secretary Richard Afriyie of the group announced in a media interview that the strike would not end, even after receiving an invitation from the National Labour Commission (NLC) for a meeting that was set to take place on Wednesday. He made it clear that unless their issues were sufficiently addressed, they would not be going back to work.

"Until future notice, we have instructed our personnel to put down their tools. That's why we're starting it now. 

There hasn’t been any disregard for any directive. We have been asked to appear before NLC to discuss the matter on Wednesday,” Afriyie stated.

“We have not yet gone to appear before them to know what is in store for us. And we cannot just call off by any opinion or based on any emotion or whatever. It is a collective decision we have taken, and we need to comply with that,” he added.

In a related development, the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities has also stood firm on continuing their strike, disregarding the National Labour Commission's directive to suspend it. The Association's leadership maintains that they must first convene and engage in discussions with their members before deciding to unilaterally end the strike.

Related To This: Government to Meet Tertiary Workers Over Strike on February 1

Isaac Donkoh, the National Chairman of the Association, stressed their dedication to prioritizing the interests of their members and asserted that they would not be rushed into making any unfavorable decisions.

“We are still on strike at the moment. So we are expecting that engagement, and we hope and pray that the engagement will yield some positive results. Unfortunately, we planned to meet last week Friday, but we couldn’t convene,” Donkoh stated.

“So we are planning to schedule a meeting within the week before we meet the government. So we are yet to meet and decide."



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