Council of State invites striking teachers for talks

The Council of State intends to host a meeting on Friday, October 9, with representatives of pre-tertiary teacher unions, as discussions persist regarding their ongoing industrial action. The gathering, set to commence at 1:00 p.m. at the Council’s Secretariat, will focus on key issues surrounding teacher promotions, allowances for areas with higher living costs, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement presently being negotiated with the Ministry of Education.

An invitation on behalf of HRM Drolor Rosso Adamtey I, Chair of the Council’s Economic and Social Development Committee, states the engagement will allow Council members to receive a briefing on the unions’ grievances. The scheduled talks follow the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department working to verify teacher records for 52,000 educators, a process anticipated to facilitate the assessment of salary adjustments and arrears.

Kwasi Agyei, Controller and Accountant-General, stated that the Ghana Education Service (GES) had submitted the necessary promotion input forms following the processing of teachers’ records on the government payroll system. As of 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, the department had completed the promotions for all 52,000 teachers and received the corresponding input forms.