{
  "id": 11204765,
  "title": "‘Show us the evidence’ – Upper West teachers demand proof of arrears payments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/show-us-the-evidence-upper-west-teachers-demand-proof-of-arrears",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:20:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/show-us-the-evidence-upper-west-teachers-demand-proof-of-arrears-payments/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The leadership of pre-tertiary teacher unions in Ghana's Upper West Region has warned that their ongoing nationwide strike will continue until the government provides concrete evidence that their long-standing complaints have been resolved. At a press conference in Wa, the three major unions - GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG-Upper West - reaffirmed their commitment to the strike, rejecting verbal promises and missed deadlines from the government. Ransford Owusu-Adjei, the Upper West Regional Secretary of GNAT, listed three unresolved issues: stalled negotiations on the expired Collective Agreement, the failure to pay promoted teachers and their accumulated arrears, and the non-implementation of the agreed 20% allowance for deprived areas. Owusu-Adjei emphasized that verbal assurances alone are no longer sufficient and demanded tangible proof of payment. He also highlighted that a promotion not reflected in a teacher's salary is meaningless, stating that teachers have earned these promotions and now expect financial implementation. Dominic Yaw Tunti, the Upper West Regional Chairman of NAGRAT, described the current situation as dire, urging parents to keep their children at home due to the deserted schools and lack of supervision. The industrial action has become a last resort, as dialogue without pressure has failed to yield results. Tunti warned that if teachers continue to work without payment, the government will not compensate them. Suurweh Joan, the Regional Gender Desk Coordinator for NAGRAT, expressed concern over the disruption to students' education and the teachers' unwillingness to remain away from school.",
  "summary": "The leadership of the pre-tertiary teacher unions in the Upper West Region has served notice that its members will not call off their ongoing nationwide strike until the government produces verifiable proof that their longstanding grievances have been addressed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}