Teachers Negotiations Update: Meeting today, Demonstration, and other Actions too Pending
Teachers Negotiations Update: Meeting today, Demonstration, and other Actions too Pending
Meeting with NLC
After the Meeting with the Government in the morning, the Teacher Unions, the NLC, and the Government met again in the Afternoon.
There were no conclusions made, hence the NLC directed the two parties to resolve their issues before 19th June 2024. If by the said date the Teacher Unions and Government are still not able to reach an agreement, the NLC will direct the case to the Court of Arbitration.
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Update on Negotiations 2nd May with Government
*Outcome of Negotiations today 2nd May 2024*
The government side has agreed to the following allowances:
1. CPD Allowance
2. Deprived Area Allowance
3. Data support allowance.
On CPD Allowance Government has proposed GHS 2,000
Oher allowances The Government side proposes GHS 500 payable per annum thus the data support allowance.
Teacher Unions
The Teacher unions rejected all the figures.
Teacher Unions are fighting for the acceptance of the Extra Assessment Allowance before giving a counter Figure.
The Teacher Unions, the Government, and the NLC will meet this afternoon stay tuned for more updates
The Teacher Unions Meet the National Labour Commission and Government today Thursday, 2nd May 2024 to Negotiate their allowances as part of the review of their collective agreement.
Of the items listed in their demands on allowances, the government has so far only offered to accept thus the CPD allowance and proposed increasing it from GHS 1,200 to GHS 2000 for professional teachers and GHS 1,400 for Non-professional Teachers. All other allowances, the government seems to dodge, an attitude and offer rejected by the Teacher Unions.
Demonstrations
Some Regional Chairmen have served their intention to demonstrate should the government continue to ignore the teacher Unions.
This is pending the outcome of Today’s meeting with the Government and the National Labour Commission
Also, the intended communique to members by the National leadership has been put on hold awaiting the outcome of today’s meeting
The regions will take various actions beginning 3rd May 2024, to drum home their demands.
Negotiations continue Today, Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, at 8 am.
Source; Gesi360.com
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