The Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG) have initiated an indefinite strike with immediate effect. The decision to strike is a response to what they perceive as the government's disregard for their welfare.

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The strike is fueled by various issues, including the government's alleged failure to address concerns related to pensions and the claimed illegal cancellation of their overtime allowance. National Chairman of SSA-UoG, Isaac Donkoh, stressed the government's responsibility for any consequences arising from their decision during a news conference held at the University of Ghana in Accra on Wednesday, January 17.

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“As leadership, we are forced to declare indefinite strike action," pointing to the fact that "government has failed to release our tier 2 pension to our fund managers since February 2023."He added, "So we are asking the government to as a matter of urgency release all the outstanding arrears to our fund managers and also pay the accrued interest with a three percent interest rate.

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"“We are also again asking the government to do a recalculation on the accrued interest between the years 2010 and 2016 as we all agreed on July 25th 2022. We are also asking the government as a matter of urgency to pay all outstanding arrears to our staff who are on pension from 2020 to 2023.

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Then, lastly, we are calling on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withdraw the letter dated 7th November and 20th November respectively.”He directed all members of the unions to stay home until reached out for further actions, stressing that "from today, nobody should go to work until further notice."

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