“I hope Wednesday negotiation will arrive at a concrete answer to our demand” – Angel Carbonu on COLA

The National President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has stated that the teacher unions in Education will not call off their strike action until the Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA) is paid. According to Mr. Angel Carbonu, the strike was the only option that government will listen since several negotiations for the … Read more

Negotiation on COLA only GNAT responded – Ministry of Employment

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relation has disclosed that the various Teacher unions GNAT, NAGRAT CCTGH, and TEWU has been invited for a negotiation of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). According to the Ministry, only the leadership of GNAT has responded to the invitation but the remaining teacher unions NAGRAT, CCTGH, and TEWU … Read more

A coalition of aggrieved Teachers warned teacher unions to act on their strike action or face their wrath.

A group of Teachers called Coalition of aggrieved Teachers Union Members (CATUM) has warned the three major teacher unions GNAT, NAGRAT, and CCTGH to desist from the tricks and effect their 30th June 2022 deadline they set to take action against the government concerning the condition of service of the Ghanaian teacher. According to the … Read more

Northern Chapter of NAGRAT has issued press conference on 5th July strike action

The leadership of the Northern Regional Chapter of the National Association of Graduate Teachers NAGRAT has officially issued their press conference on the impending strike action that teachers are to embark on 5th July 2022. This has come as a result of the NEC meeting on the 17th of June 2022. The outcome of the … Read more

Teacher unions to declare strike on 5th July 2022.

The leadership of the three major teacher unions (Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT, National Association of Graduate Teachers NAGRAT, and Coalition of Concern Teachers Ghana CCTGH) is set to declare an indefinite strike on 5th July 2022. The Current development of the three major teacher unions is a result of the government’s failure to … Read more

Gov’t plans to pay teachers COLA allowance – Finance Minister

The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Offori Atta has disclosed that the fiscal deficit of the country is going to widen as the government takes plans to pay teachers Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). In a newspaper covered by Economy Times on Tuesday, 14th June 2022, the minister stated that the government has strengthened … Read more

Teachers should have demanded salaries increments and not COLA – NPP secretary

The Bono Regional secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party has stated that Teachers cannot embark on indefinite strike just because of the Cost of Living Allowance as claimed by some teacher unions. Speaking on Radio the Bono Regional NPP secretary Mr. Boakye stated clearly that he has not seen any reason why some teachers … Read more

Fair wages to meet stakeholders to determine payment of COLA allowance demanded by teachers – Head of salaries Commission.

The fair wages and Salaries Commission to meet at a round table with stakeholders to determine whether the 20% Cost of living Allowance COLA demanded by the various Teacher unions will be paid. The National Association of Graduate Teachers NAGRAT and the Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT has threatened to embark on a series … Read more