{
  "id": 10178667,
  "title": "Education Minister to meet teacher unions over strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/education-minister-to-meet-teacher-unions-over-strike",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-27T08:57:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/09/27/education-minister-to-meet-teacher-unions-over-strike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, is set to meet with three pre-tertiary teacher unions – the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) – on September 28 to address a dispute over unpaid promotion arrears and other outstanding demands. This meeting comes after the unions declared a nationwide strike on September 25 due to prolonged delays and unfulfilled commitments. The Ghana News Agency reports that the Education Minister aims to engage the unions and relevant institutions directly to resolve the issues, highlighting the potential impact of the strike on the academic calendar. Key concerns raised by the unions include the delay in negotiating a new Collective Agreement, the automatic placement of teachers who passed promotion exams in December 2025 and February 2026 on appropriate salary scales, and the implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance for teachers in deprived communities.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}