POTAG calls off three-month strike

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Nii Tsokor 9 years ago

The government should have frozen their salaries long before now.

The government should have frozen their salaries long before now.
Ghanaba, USA 9 years ago

I wish the government did not buckle and stood firm to tell these “lecturers” or more appropriately “senior instructors” that the government does not have the funds to pay for “book and research” allowance; and gi ...
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I wish the government did not buckle and stood firm to tell these “lecturers” or more appropriately “senior instructors” that the government does not have the funds to pay for “book and research” allowance; and give them ultimatum to go back and teach or get fired. May be they will lose the election but they will save the country a lot funds. The government should seriously revamp tertiary education in Ghana. They should do away with duplication of courses among the state universities and review all programs to determine their relevance to the country now or in the near future. They should then eliminate the useless ones and FIRE the corresponding lecturers. I am pretty sure they can cut the government expenditure by 50 percent and focus on the useful relevant programs. What is point of producing “half-educated” or illiterate graduates to sell kenkey or dog-chains?
On another point not the government should reorganize other public institutions including the civil service and state corporations. There is too much deadwood, corruption, bribery, mismanagement and poor attitude in these organizations. The heads or (senior) managers don’t care a hoot. They come to work (collect bribes, philander, steal, etc.) at 10:30am and go to lunch at 12:00pm; return at 2:00pm and go home at 4:00pm. On Fridays they just show up for a few minutes and then jet off to funerals to chase women and fill their pot bellies with booze.
I am sick and tired of weak and indecisive government and corrupt public servants and lazy lecturers and selfish inhuman doctors. May be we need a real “REVOLUTION” ; or better patriotic nationalist leader(s) who won’t kotow to any selfish striking group of imbecilic knuckleheads who may attempt to hold the country hostage.
Asafo Agladza 9 years ago

Good article Ghanaba. I doff my hat to your contribution and I share the same view with you. I wish the Government will learn a lesson from this and henceforth put its foot down to deal with all the situation of all the vices ...
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Good article Ghanaba. I doff my hat to your contribution and I share the same view with you. I wish the Government will learn a lesson from this and henceforth put its foot down to deal with all the situation of all the vices that you have mentioned in your contribution. Our Civil Servants must be made to understand the role they play in this nation building rather than working for about five hours a day and collecting eight hours a day working salary. As the Polytechnic Teachers strike, least said about it the better but this must give the government a warning to come out with a legislation regarding illegal strikes - No work, No Pay. We can't witness another political inspired strike to hold this country hostage. Thanks again your wonderful contribution Ghanaba.
RJ 9 years ago

Government should, as a matter of urgency, enact a law to stop paying salaries when workers go on strike.
It should be no work, no pay.
We copy a lot of stupid things from the West. Why not their no work no pay

Government should, as a matter of urgency, enact a law to stop paying salaries when workers go on strike.
It should be no work, no pay.
We copy a lot of stupid things from the West. Why not their no work no pay
Ka Na Wu 9 years ago

Idea-starved government has lost again.

Idea-starved government has lost again.
Ka Na Wu 9 years ago

Corrupt government always give in.

Corrupt government always give in.
Joe 9 years ago

The NDC government will never win any case against them because they are always at fault. I am sure Okudjeto Ablakwah will bow down his head in shame when he was bragging that the POTAG will even lose their pay if they do no ...
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The NDC government will never win any case against them because they are always at fault. I am sure Okudjeto Ablakwah will bow down his head in shame when he was bragging that the POTAG will even lose their pay if they do not return to work and as such the government was not going to bow down. Now they have bowed down. SHAME ON YOU OKUDJETO ABLAKWAH AND NDC.
Dawadawa 9 years ago

It is great that sanity has prevailed. The stalemate hurt the country a lot. The Minister of Information should not think that she can be a dictator. She knows that you cannot unilaterally vary the conditions of service of an ...
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It is great that sanity has prevailed. The stalemate hurt the country a lot. The Minister of Information should not think that she can be a dictator. She knows that you cannot unilaterally vary the conditions of service of any category of workers. It is ironical that she has been the source of this problem given her educational pedigree and experience. The resolution of the problem is good for students, lecturers, those who do business in tertiary institutions, the country's economy and the entire country. It is hoped that the country will not relive this experience.
City Boy 9 years ago

Haaaaa the idea of losing their pay took them back to the negotiating table. Where is James the NPP operative colored as prez of POTAG. The reason why Ghana is failing is the posture of employees, especially unionized emplo ...
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Haaaaa the idea of losing their pay took them back to the negotiating table. Where is James the NPP operative colored as prez of POTAG. The reason why Ghana is failing is the posture of employees, especially unionized employees. The law on strikes should be the first to be amended when parliament resumes sitting . Strikes in Ghana should not last for more than 4 days. No striking worker should be paid if he walks away from the negotiation table to embark or continue a strike, government should have the balls to sack recalcitrant striking workers for the sake of public good. Enough of this backward anachronistic approach to nation building. Watch it most of this protracted strikes are led by highly political exposed persons. When you see a union leader address governments rudely you immediately know he has a political motive, he usually is not a fun if the ruling government. Let us stop being hypocrites and call a spade a spade. They say oh are members are intelligent they know what they are about but we know how leaders sometimes ambush issues to the disquiet of the body the represent. Classic is this POTAG president who turned out to be a politically exposed person. His leadership has cost students too much, why didn't he ask his people to forfeit their August pay so we all will see he really believes in his cause, if he had done that he would have earned full marks as a hero who lead his people across the Red Sea. Their ending of their boycott because the government got tough makes them come out bad, a laugh stock and an association without spine. In fact nation wreckers bordering on selfishness and an action that will make workers suffer pay losses if they go on strikes. James you lost it big time. You did not have the balls to announce the cancellation of the strike, the joy of that fell on your general secretary. It means you lost the vote and lost your head, buddy your position is weakened, I bet you will lose the next election for prez for leading POTAG into a Pyrrhic victory.
Asafo Agladza 9 years ago

By the way, why should the government pay them their May,June, and July salaries at all when they were staying at home scratching their balls??
We need to wake up in Ghana so these sheep in wolves skins do not have the prive ...
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By the way, why should the government pay them their May,June, and July salaries at all when they were staying at home scratching their balls??
We need to wake up in Ghana so these sheep in wolves skins do not have the privelage to sabotage this country.
kofi 9 years ago

If this insensitive government would finally bow to the pressure of labour union like POTAG, WHY, WHY, and WHY did they look on to waste the time of Polytechnic students in Ghana?
Is there any sense for keeping the striking ...
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If this insensitive government would finally bow to the pressure of labour union like POTAG, WHY, WHY, and WHY did they look on to waste the time of Polytechnic students in Ghana?
Is there any sense for keeping the striking teachers at home, pay them and eventually bowing to them?
What is the sense in holding meetings upon meetings and acrimonious languages on the national media to eventually co-towing to POTAG?
Its a shame and no sensible government would do that. Civilised statesmen would have resigned after yielding to pressure to change stance! Here in Ghana, it is out. It can never happen.
City Boy 9 years ago

Kofi read the lines well and see that this was a face saving action for POTAG. I strongly believe that but for the looming threat of losing their pay POTAG will not have buckled. The government is saving money for you and me ...
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Kofi read the lines well and see that this was a face saving action for POTAG. I strongly believe that but for the looming threat of losing their pay POTAG will not have buckled. The government is saving money for you and me not a few who are self-centered. If the next government thinks the present regime is best they can reverse it. As happened with VAT and other levies you have the opposition trying to make politics out of it only to maintain what they opposed when in power. Let us put Ghana first else we sink. This government is reeling under the weight of misjudged costly projects, ie. gyeeda, rlg, Zoomlion, subah, etc just like Npp did with PSI. The national kitty is not pitless so lots of realignments ought to be done to plug loopholes and frivolous expenditure. Some argue that if you had money for woyome why not me? It can't be you because money is not infinite, once gone it will take forever to be retrieved, that is if it is retrievable at all so that argument is not intelligent it is only emotional. It is only God who has infinite resources.
kofi 9 years ago

It will be an honour to herself and the indecisive government she is serving under to resign as Education Minister. She who relied on the Research and Book Allowance to rise to be VC of Capevas is now seeking to scrap the sam ...
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It will be an honour to herself and the indecisive government she is serving under to resign as Education Minister. She who relied on the Research and Book Allowance to rise to be VC of Capevas is now seeking to scrap the same thing. That inexperienced deputy who could talk anyhow to Professors and PhDs must also honourably resign, if they are not there only to save their jobs. It's a shame!
City Boy 9 years ago

No, on the contrary, James Dugah must resign. He lost the plot by ending the strike at the threat of losing his August pay. If they believe in their cause they should forfeit their pay and fight till they get 100% of their r ...
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No, on the contrary, James Dugah must resign. He lost the plot by ending the strike at the threat of losing his August pay. If they believe in their cause they should forfeit their pay and fight till they get 100% of their request. When I started UST we received allowance every week end and were fed thrice for free and slept in rooms for free. In fact hall executives slept singly in their rooms and I did because I was a hall executive. The issue is should I say it must be same too today? In a nations life things change. We have increased population due to effective fight against infant mortality, the rate of expansion of social facilities is lower than the rate of population growth. Mind you west Africa has also changed and there is a large immigrant population too so government ought be aided rather than distracted with self-centered demands.
kofi 9 years ago

To go back to her initiated entrenched policy, the Minister must go! While it is illegal to suspend their August salary, the Government wont be trustworthy should the POTAG members be paid. After all the vouchers to pay them ...
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To go back to her initiated entrenched policy, the Minister must go! While it is illegal to suspend their August salary, the Government wont be trustworthy should the POTAG members be paid. After all the vouchers to pay them might be late for payment. It is all that the government is not powerful but a bully keke!
INSIGTH TO THE MIND 9 years ago

l cannot believe this that l read and hear. ls haruna the authority to do this, supporting the wrong cause? ls he the minister of finance to allow this nonsense of book and research allowance. ls he ready for other labour str ...
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l cannot believe this that l read and hear. ls haruna the authority to do this, supporting the wrong cause? ls he the minister of finance to allow this nonsense of book and research allowance. ls he ready for other labour strikes? or he thinks his too known is what will bring the money to pay this useless allowances?
obinim 9 years ago

stupid ppl for ur information our salaries are in

stupid ppl for ur information our salaries are in
Commander 9 years ago

You are good for nothing. Stealing state money. Stealers. No work but take pay,. You good for nothing shameless twerps.

You are good for nothing. Stealing state money. Stealers. No work but take pay,. You good for nothing shameless twerps.
obinim 9 years ago

stupi ndc contractors u think governance is by brote force u need mental treatment

stupi ndc contractors u think governance is by brote force u need mental treatment
Kweku 9 years ago

Implement the research fund project next year

Implement the research fund project next year
USMAN 9 years ago

The POTAG strike was highly avoidable but because the minister of education, a full university professor for that matter, is unintelligent and lacked foresight she took a very poor quality decision that has wasted three month ...
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The POTAG strike was highly avoidable but because the minister of education, a full university professor for that matter, is unintelligent and lacked foresight she took a very poor quality decision that has wasted three months of precious time. This is how far our useless university graduates in authority have brought us.
C.Y. ANDY-K 9 years ago

The inept Mahama regime has succumbed to blackmail, having woefully failed to deal with this maddening issue properly.

I hope the agreement reached is posited on phasing out the intellectually and academically bankrupt sy ...
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The inept Mahama regime has succumbed to blackmail, having woefully failed to deal with this maddening issue properly.

I hope the agreement reached is posited on phasing out the intellectually and academically bankrupt system. Anyway, I shall return on both parties to the dispute.

Andy-K
JH New York 9 years ago

Only a inexperienced Haruna Iddrisu would reached an agreement on this non -performance research allowance nonsensical
strike,for those copy,paste,and sell to Student
lecturers !
In a Nation where Strikes is a daily occur ...
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Only a inexperienced Haruna Iddrisu would reached an agreement on this non -performance research allowance nonsensical
strike,for those copy,paste,and sell to Student
lecturers !
In a Nation where Strikes is a daily occurrence, the decision by the Deputy Minister of Education,Ablakwa to Seize the opportunity not to pay POTAG workers who have been on a strike for more than 3 months , was the best option for the admin to follow to put a stop to the rampant,irresponsible strikes in the Country ,for ever.Because all would learn the lesson of "No work, No pay " But a minister of Labour who has not foresight,and doesn't know what he's about, blows that away.
Present your Research and Estimates for funding,if any.Does that calls for strike action for 3 months, and expect to draw your Salaries at the end of the month ? Only in Ghana !
Sick and Confused nation !
Sankofa 9 years ago

No work, no pay!

Who do PoTaG and UTAG think they are to hold the nation to ransom?

We must change our employment law to enshrine the principle of 'No work, no pay' in law.

Powers should be granted to employers to se ...
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No work, no pay!

Who do PoTaG and UTAG think they are to hold the nation to ransom?

We must change our employment law to enshrine the principle of 'No work, no pay' in law.

Powers should be granted to employers to seek sequestration of assets of the unions if the law is broken.

POTAG calls off three-month strike

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