UTAG Strike : Court’s Decision will help us Negotiate Properly with UTAG- Ministry of Education; The Ministry of Education believes that the court ruling requiring striking public university teachers to return to class is progressive since it allows the government to properly engage the academics on their requests.
According to Kwesi Kwarteng, the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, the ministry hopes to find a long-term solution that will see lecturers return to the classroom permanently.
He believes the court’s decision is correct since Ghana’s labor regulations expressly prohibit an aggrieved party from striking while discussions are in progress.
For us, we find it a bit progressive the decision by the court that granted the injunction relief which was being sought by the National Labour Commission because, in the end, parties would have to get back to negotiations and the laws of our land is very clear. It is clear that you are unable to negotiate when you are on strike
He said he is hopeful that the UTAG members will comply with the court’s directive and ensure that the academic activities resume in the various universities across the country.
For us within the ministry, we feel that it is an opportunity for the government to really engage UTAG and address the issues and at the same time, getting our lecturers back in the classroom to continue the full academic activities. We are hopeful that they will listen to what the court has said,
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