Your strike has a negative effect on students; finish it – NUGS urges CETAG

General News on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2018-11-28

The Ghana National Union of Students (NUGS) has called on the Ghana Teachers' College Association (CETAG) to end the strike because it has an unbearable effect on students.

NUGS urged CETAG to return to the negotiating table and reach an amicable agreement in the best interest of all stakeholders.

CETAG declared a national strike on Monday, October 29, 2018 after months of fruitless negotiations with the government.

Despite their action targeting 46 public education colleges in the country, CETAG defended its indefinite strike against market premium differences between its members and university professors.

In a press release, Richmond Asare Tinkaro, president of NUGS, challenged the government to end the stalemate so that academic work could return.

"The National Union of Students of Ghana is interested in the concerns of students and the speed with which it will be treated and we wish to appeal to all stakeholders such as CETAG, the Commission on Fair Wages and Salaries, the Labor Commission, the Ministry of Labor and Employment, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education to work together to resolve the stalemate in order to provide students with an environment conducive to the continuation of their work academics, "he said.

RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE; NUGS PLAIT WITH CETAG

The National Union of Ghana Students is saddened by the 21-day strike organized by CETAG (Association of Ghana Education Teachers) for its controversial demands for market premium and "book bonus" and research ".

The National Union of Ghanaian Students believes that strike action has had a negative effect on students from over 46 colleges of education, especially for newcomers who come from school. enter their colleges and did not have access to their reading materials, books and speakers. through their university studies.

There is a saying that when two elephants are fighting, it is the soil that suffers. In this case, ordinary students seem to be at the end of this impbade.

The union applauds the leaders of the Ghana Association of Teacher Trainees and the CBC leadership of the Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong-Akuapem, who called for negotiations between CETAG and the parties involved in their press release titled "The current horrendous state of colleges of education as a government remains indifferent while CETAG gives up guardianship".

The Ghana National Union of Students wishes to advocate with CETAG to return to the negotiating table and present its arguments as before. We also urge the government to also implement measures to ensure that CETAG returns to the clbadroom.

The National Union of Students of Ghana is interested in the concerns of students and the speed with which it will be treated. We wish to appeal to all stakeholders such as CETAG, the Commission for Fair Wages, the Labor Commission, the Ministries of Labor and Employment, the Finance and the Ministry of Education. will work together to address the stalemate to ensure that students have a supportive environment for further academic work.

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Richmond Asare Tinkaro (President, NUGS) 0543253243

Kobby Otchere Marfo (Secretary of Press and Information, NUGS) 0240852651