An agreement has been reached between the Colleges of Education Teachers Association (CETAG) and the government, following months of strike action.

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CETAG had been on strike since June 14, protesting the government's failure to implement the arbitral awards and service conditions stipulated by the National Labour Commission.

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This strike had caused significant disruption, leaving students stranded and campuses deserted.

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In a recent media briefing, Maxwell Bunu, CETAG’s National Trustee, indicated that most of their concerns have been addressed. He noted that decisions regarding the end of the strike would be made after further consultations with CETAG’s leadership.

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“The issue of all-year-round work and then the de-freezing of the July salary and the payment of the August salary—I think all these concerns have been addressed. And as a National CETAG Trustee, I don’t think with my experience here, it will be prudent for CETAG to remain on strike.

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“So as we have indicated here, we would certainly go back and convey all the issues that have been discussed and approved of by the officials here, so that by the close of tomorrow, with consultation with the council, I think we will do the needful because we cannot continue to be on strike forever.”

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In response, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Ignatius Baffour Awuah assured that measures are being taken to compensate for the lost academic time.

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He urged students who may have left due to the strike to return to school promptly.

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“Let me also take this opportunity to plead with our students, who perhaps may have gone home as a result of the strike action, to also hurry up and return to school so that academic work can resume.

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“PRINCOF and CETAG have been tasked to work together to make sure that the hours lost are made up in a very short time so that it does not affect the next academic year.”

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