EducationGhana| February 27| 2022 UTAG Strike: Lecturers at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), the University for Development Studies (UDS) and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have rejected the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of UTAG to suspend their strike over poor conditions of service.
UPSA
Following a referendum on NEC’s decision on the matter on Friday, 170 votes were cast of which 107 of the votes representing 62.9% of the lecturers kicked against a suspension of the strike, while 63 votes representing 37.1% voted to suspend the strike and return to the lecture halls.
UDS
Following a referendum on NEC’s decision on the matter on Friday, 302 votes were cast of which 249 of the votes representing 82.5% of the lecturers kicked against a suspension of the strike, while 53 votes representing 17.5% voted to suspend the strike and return to the lecture halls.
KNUST
Following a referendum on NEC’s decision on the matter on Friday, 865 votes were cast of which 654 of the votes representing 75.6% of the lecturers kicked against a suspension of the strike, while 211 votes representing 24.5% voted to suspend the strike and return to the lecture halls.
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The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana, in a quest to honour the court’s order, Vice-Chancellors pleas, the education committee of Parliament, amongst other relevant bodies, temporarily suspended its almost 7 weeks old strike.
The suspension decision was arrived at a National Executive Meeting to give the government until March 4, 2022, to finalise negotiations concerning their working conditions.
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While that is ongoing, all the 15 public universities in the country are to vote for or against the suspension of the strike.
Lecturers at the University of Education Winneba (UEW), the University of Ghana (UG), University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have all voted against the suspension.
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), and the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have voted in support of the suspension of the strike.
The referendum is expected to end by Monday, February 28, 2022, for the decision to be taken whether the strike should resume or remain suspended.
A total of 8 universities voting for the suspension will cause the strike to remain. The reverse, however, will mean the strike should resume.
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