Following the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum given on June 24, the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has launched an indefinite strike that would go into effect today.
The strike is a result of TEWU-GH’s opposition to TEWU-TUC, a minority union, being recognized as the official workers’ voice on the Traditional Public University Governing Councils. According to TEWU-GH, this ruling ignores its legitimate claim to representation and majority membership.
The union accused the authorities of not resolving the issue after repeated consultations and denounced the action as a breach of workers’ rights and democratic ideals in a statement.
TEWU-GH’s demands include:
- Immediate withdrawal of TEWU-TUC’s appointment as workers’ representative on university councils.
- Directive from the Ministers of Labour and Education for the Chief Labour Officer to verify which union holds majority membership, in line with Labour Regulations 2007 (L.I. 1833).
- Establishment of a transparent and democratic process for determining union representation in tertiary institutions.
The union emphasized that the strike is required to protect equity, openness, and workplace harmony in the education sector and urged labor organizations, stakeholders, and Ghanaians to support their cause.
Invoking the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) and its constitutional mandate, TEWU-GH called on all members to adhere strictly to the strike guidelines and to stand together in defending their rights.
