FWSC accuse leadership of teacher unions of hypocrisy
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), has accused
the leadership of the striking teachers of hypocrisy, with regard to their
handling of issues emanating from their industrial action.
According to the head of Public Affairs at the FWSC, Mr Earl Ankrah, the leaders
of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National
Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) were playing double standards, which
could further frustrate efforts to get them back to the classrooms.
The teachers have been on strike since Monday, March 18, 2013, to press home
their demands for better conditions of service.
Speaking to Accra based radio station, Joy
FM Thursday morning, Mr Ankrah said what the leaderships of GNAT and NAGRAT
say at the negotiation table is radically and fundamentally different from what
they tell their members when they come out of the negotiations.
He said the FWSC was “surprised” when the teachers announced the decision to
embark on a strike.
He said prior to that announcement on Friday March, 15, 2013, the Commission
had met with the teachers on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, and there was little
indication that the teachers were going to embark on strike.
He therefore urged the teachers to call off the strike and return to the
negotiation table for their concerns to be addressed.
The latest to join GNAT and NAGRAT strike is the Teachers and Educational
Workers Union (TEWU).
The group resolved to declare a strike at a meeting on
Wednesday March 20, 2013.
National Chairman of TEWU, Peter Lumor said TEWU felt gravely slighted and
disrespected by the Fair Wages and National Commission which he accused of consistently
sidelining the Union.
source: Myjoyonline
