Teachers and Educational Workers Union of UG Strikes

Accra , Jan 30, GNA -The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the University of Ghana (UG) on Monday locked offices and refused to work in demand of arrears for the Single-Spine Salary structure. Students, prospective students and the general public who went there to seek information or enquire about admission processes were greeted with loud music at the main entrance while a red cloth hanged at the gate.

Most of the staff refused to talk to the GNA but one official who spoke on conditions of anonymity, said they were embarking on the strike to press home their demand for arrears on the single spine salary structure and their 20 per cent salary increment which they said was long overdue.

Workers at the Institute of Adult Education were scattered with a few hanging around but none of them expressed readiness to speak to the media, a few however offered '