The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of TUC (Ghana) has called on the Mahama government to finalize the implementation of the reviewed conditions of service currently under negotiation with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).

The union noted that stalled negotiations had led to a nationwide strike in November 2024, which was subsequently suspended after the FWSC assured expedited action for the affected institutions. However, these assurances remain unfulfilled.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the General Secretary of TEWU, King James Azortibah, appealed to President John Mahama to ensure the conditions of service are implemented without further delay.

“TEWU of TUC (Ghana) has some emergency pending issues with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) with the delayed conclusion and implementation of reviewed conditions of service for the members in Ghana Education Service (GES), Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, and the Ghana Library Authority (GLA), as well as the public and technical universities. The gift we want from the new government for our members, in respect of the above-mentioned institution is to ensure a timeous and speedy conclusion of the negotiations on the long overdue reviewed conditions of service for them.”

The union also urged the government to include them in socio-economic policy reviews.

“TEWU of TUC(Ghana), would like to urge the new government not to see labour as an afterthought, when taking major socio-economic policy decisions, like any review of the Free Senior High School Programme, the 1992 Constitution, Ghana-IMF agreements, among others. Labour’s input must be sought and seriously factored into any such future reviews because the cumulative negative effect is borne by Ghanaian workers both in the formal and informal sectors”.

In addition, TEWU appealed to President Mahama to ensure that public universities discourage the formation of tribal unions.

“It is the expectation of the TEWU of TUC (Ghana) that the new government will denounce the actions of this management in the public universities who are bent on promoting the formation of rival Trade Unions for parochial interest and get the relevant state agencies to bring such officers pursuing the illegalities to order.”