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Striking members of the Ghana Teachers' College Association (CETAG) say they will not participate in any negotiations with the government before paying their November salary.
Members had their wages blocked by the government after calling a strike to protest the poor conditions of service.
The strike was declared on October 29 and members hoped that the government would look into their market premium and research allowance issues.
But the government described the strike as illegal and decided not to pay for the period when they were away from the office.
He is, however, committed to sitting with CETAG members to find an amicable solution to the problem.
It seems that the decision has all the more angered the CETAG.
On Wednesday, CETAG members on a red armband strike held a press conference during which they called the Ministry of Education PRO, accusing it of making factual inaccurate comments.
CETAG President Prince Obeng-Himah, who spoke to the press in the Ashanti region, said the directive to freeze the salaries of its members was against the procedure.
He told Erastus Asare Donkor, of Luv FM, that he will honor the Labor Commission's meeting scheduled for tomorrow, but will ignore any attempt to meet with the government until their salaries are paid.
"We have been clear and we need to be consistent about the fact that unless the stalled wage issue is resolved, we do not sit down and talk to any government agency," he said.
He stated that they would go to the Labor Board with a strong legal team to tell them their story, insisting that they had followed the right procedures before announcing their strike.
He stated that the NLC did not describe their strike as illegal and did not leave it to the government to do so.
If the strike continues, it is the trainee teachers of the country who will suffer because there will be no supervision or direction from the experienced.
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