Below is a compilation of trade unions that have started strike action so far, even as the government is negotiating to resolve the issue.
The education sector saw the first major step in what has become full industrial action.
Teachers Association
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) are on strike in July 2022.
A closed-door meeting between stakeholders and the government ended inconclusively for the second time as NAGRAT, GNAT walked out of the forum.
University of Ghana Senior Staff Association
Also, senior staff of the country’s public universities have declared a strike action, where members of the Senior Staff Association of Ghana Universities have been asked by their leaders to “go home”.
The association is unhappy that Tier 2 pension arrears have not been paid and members are also concerned about what they describe as disparity in university pay.
Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives (GRNM)
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has threatened to pull the plug if the government does not pay its members a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA).
The association says the stop-gap measures are needed to keep nurses and midwives safe in these difficult times. Therefore, the nurses and midwives are calling on the government to pay 20% COLA to all public sector workers to help them cope with the high cost of living.
Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG)
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has also notified the government that it will go on strike if it fails to address the codified service conditions of its members. The association says that codified service conditions for its members have been exceptional since 2016.
But the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has suspended the strike action it announced on November 18. A statement issued by the association on December 10 stated that they had reached an understanding with the government, so they decided to reject it. strike
Apart from these organizations that have started strike action, many others have given notice of their intentions.
- Ghana Medical Association (GMA)
- NaBCo
- Health Service Workers Union (HSWU)
- Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA)
- Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG)
- Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU)
Meanwhile, the National Labor Commission (NLC) intervened in the stalemate between Organized Labor and the government over the demand for increased COLA.