The Teachers and Education Workers Union
(TEWU), has given the government a one-month
ultimatum, to conclude negotiations on salaries
and other conditions of service of members, or
face their wrath.
The association warned that if by August,
government has not finalised all negotiations,
the union would advise itself.
This, the members said would not be
comfortable to the government, and the
education sector as well.
Mr Peter Lumor, National Chairman of TEWU,
gave the warning during the opening session of
the Brong-Ahafo Regional Delegates conference
in Sunyani at the weekend.
The two-day conference is on the theme
“Quality education: a critical tool for
development in Brong-Ahafo region, the role of
education worker.”
Mr Lumor noted that government and for that
matter the Fair Wages and Salary Commission
have been unfair to union over the
implementation of the Single Spine Salary
Structure.
He said since the scheme and conditions of
service of members expired eight years ago, the
government has not made an attempt to renew
it, indicating the union has tried using industrial
action to get the issue resolved but to no avail.
“If the government is treating doctors special
and looking down on our members, then it is
looking for trouble,” he warned.
Mr Augustine Kabo, Assistant General Secretary
of TEWU, said the union is developing a five-
year strategic plan to guide its operations.
He said full finalisation and implementation of
the strategic framework would provide a new
sense of direction and focus on building a more
effective human and financial resource that
would be effectively and efficiently utilised for
benefit of members.
Mr Kabo explained that TEWU is now affiliated
to global trade unions such as the Education
International and Public Services International
to facilite feasible ways of promoting quality
education.
Mr Matthew Abeaba Abereriya, Regional
Industrial Relations Officer of TEWU, observed
that the union would grow if members are
united.
He said quality education is not only building
more schools and not being able to keep the
students in school or putting up new facilities
and not able to maintain the existing ones.
Mr Abereriya observed that the non-teaching
staff in the educational institutions in the
country are over-stretched.
Source: citifmonline.com
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