The Senior Staff Association – Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) insist that they will not resume work until the government fulfills its obligation to pay their outstanding amounts in full.

Members of the Senior Staff of Public Universities in Ghana are demanding the immediate payment of all outstanding pension contributions, along with appropriate interest calculated from March to December 2023.

They emphasize the application of the three percent penalty rates stipulated by the Pensions Act, Act 766 Section 64.

The staff has taken industrial action in response to what they perceive as the unilateral decisions made by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).

The aggrieved workers cite the government's failure to remit their Tier-2 Pension contributions and the cancellation of overtime and weekend allowances, which they assert violates their agreements.

The National Chairman of the Senior Staff of Public Universities in Ghana, Isaac Donkoh, affirmed on Starr Today with Joshua Kodjo Mensah that despite the awareness of the challenges their strike may pose, they are resolute in their decision.

He emphasized that the government needs to fulfill its responsibilities, including paying the outstanding amounts and rescinding the decision that senior staff are ineligible for overtime.

Mr. Donkoh stated that these actions are essential for the staff to consider returning to work. As of now, the government has not communicated with the workers since the announcement of the indefinite strike action.

“We are aware of the circumstances surrounding our strike but this is the decision we have taken once and for all. Because those children on the various campuses are our children, our nephews and we pay their fees as well. We pay for their accommodation and buy them books. “With this strike, we are not going to rescind our decision, the only thing that can bring us back to work is for the government to do the needful and, they know the needful.He continued: “They should pay the money and they should also withdraw the letter that has been sent to university management that senior staff do not qualify for over-time. When these things are done, even tomorrow morning we can come back to work. But until it is done I am sorry we can’t come back to work.”