UTAG’s meeting with Education Minister ends in stalemate; parties to reconvene on Thursday

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is still on its industrial action after meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.

The Minister met with the National Executive Committee of UTAG, alongside some other stakeholders today Tuesday, February 8, 2022, to discuss ways of providing better conditions of service to lecturers in order to get them back to the classroom.

However, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education Kwesi Kwarteng, solid resolutions were not made at the said meeting.

Both parties have agreed to reconvene on Thursday, February 10, 2022, to reach a concrete decision on the issue.

UTAG, from January 10, 2022, embarked on an industrial action calling off all teaching and related activities until further notice to press home their demand for better conditions of service.

On 13th January 2022, the NLC declared the UTAG strike as illegal as it did not follow due processes prescribed Sub Part II of Act 651 on the settlement of industrial dispute.

However, UTAG refused to adhere to the directive after the 15 members of the association resolved to continue the strike.

Later, the NLC, on 26th January 2022, filed an application for interlocutory injunction praying the court to compel UTAG to call off its strike.

Both parties appeared before the Labour Court 1 Division of the High Court on Thursday, February 3, 2022, and were told to settle their labor tussle out of court and report back on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

The strike by UTAG as it enters its fifth week has disrupted academic activities in various public universities across the country as academic activities have been brought to a halt.

–
Follow @Thrillernewsgh for the latest news updates.