Teacher unions threaten strike over automatic promotion deadline

A coalition of teacher unions in Ghana has threatened industrial action if newly promoted teachers are not placed on their appropriate salary scales by Monday, August 31, 2026. The unions claim that a directive from the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department contradicts a previous assurance from the Ghana Education Service (GES) that teachers who completed the promotional process would be placed on their new grades by August.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned that they may no longer be able to restrain members from taking industrial action if the deadline is missed, describing the directive as unlawful. Additionally, the President of PRETAG, Jacob Anaba, accused the GES of failing to provide teachers with detailed data on the outcome of the promotional examinations, including the number and percentage of teachers who passed or failed, and a breakdown of successful candidates by grade.

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