The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has began a sitdown strike Monday, January 10.
According to UTAG, the strike is occasioned by the government’s failure to address the worsening conditions of service of lecturers.
In a statement dated January 8, UTAG explained that government has flouted the agreed timelines to address their concerns.
The leadership of the lecturers union “reiterated its resolve to follow through with the decision to withdraw teaching and related activities until further notice.”
“Generally, our members have decried the pittance agreed to be paid as annual research allowance and would want to have government reconsider the payment of a more realistic research allowance as this is critical to our research output, promotion and ultimately national development,” part of the statement reads.
