{
  "id": 1596718,
  "title": "GAUA to consult members after talks with Haruna Iddrisu as strike continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/gaua-to-consult-members-after-talks-with-haruna-iddrisu-as-strike",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:13:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/gaua-to-consult-members-after-talks-with-haruna-iddrisu-as-strike-continues/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has expressed that its nationwide strike is still ongoing despite a meeting with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu. However, the union leadership has delegated 48 hours to consult its members on the meeting's outcome before deciding whether to suspend the strike. During the meeting, the unions brought up concerns over salary adjustments, market premium disparities, job evaluation, conditions of service, outstanding allowances, retirement arrangements, staff placement, and equivalence. Education Minister Iddrisu offered a month to address these issues and provide data for resolution. However, GAUA Secretary Charles Aidoo stated that only concrete action would persuade members to suspend the strike, citing past failures with MOUs with previous Education Ministers. The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has instructed senior management officials of public universities to resume work, with Vice-Chancellors given 48 hours to submit registers of officials breaching this directive. The strike has already disrupted activities at some public universities, including the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) and others suspending scheduled examinations.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says its nationwide strike remains in force despite a meeting with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu. The union leadership has, however, given itself 48 hours to consult its members on the outcome of the meeting before deciding whether to suspend the industrial action. “Yes, members. The strike is ongoing. We have assured the Minister that…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "GAUA's decision to consult members before deciding on strike suspension indicates that convincing members to call off the strike will require tangible actions from the government beyond verbal assurances.",
  "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."
}