Three prominent unions, including the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG), Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG), have announced the suspension of their industrial action.

In a statement signed by the National Chairman of SSA-UoG, Isaac Donkoh, the groups cited a successful meeting with their respective employers as the reason for suspending the strike.

This decision comes after the strike began on January 17, 2024, due to the government's failure to pay Tier-2 members.

The unions arrived at this decision following an emergency National Executives Council (NEC) meeting held at KNUST on February 7, 2024, to assess the status of the strike.

“NEC passed a resolution to suspend the strike and engage Government on the roadmap for the payment of the three percent penalty and the recalculation of accrued interest from 2010 to 2016. Thus, we wish to announce that the ongoing industrial action is suspended with immediate effect,” the statement directed.

The strike by teacher unions, including the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress, the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities, and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff, was initiated in protest against the government's perceived negligence in issues related to pensions and the alleged unjust termination of their overtime allowances.

The National Labour Commission issued a directive on Thursday, January 25, instructing the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities, and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff to immediately halt their ongoing strike.

But their directive was ignored, insisting that they would only resume work if the government addressed their demands.

It has been over a week since members of the groups laid down their working tools.