In a shocking revelation through a press release, the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) members of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have revealed that they will be going on strike effective July 19th.
The main reason for the strike, according to the union representing 27,000 workers in over 65 public sector institutions, is inflation.
The press release said:
In a shocking revelation through a press release, the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) members of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have revealed that they will be going on strike effective July 19th.
The main reason for the strike, according to the union representing 27,000 workers in over 65 public sector institutions, is inflation.
“Noticeably, a decision to enter into an IMF programme risk a return to a harsh industrial atmosphere rife of conditionalities such as sale of critical and well performing national assets, redundancies, freeze on employment, freeze in wages (an intention denied by His Excellency the President during his Remarks at the 1lth Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the TUC (Ghana) in Kumasi on23,dMarch, 2021).
“Further, for a number of workers who retired under the National Pensions (Amendment) Act,2014 (Act 883) which came into full force until January,2020, the disparity in their lump sum payments as compared to those who retired under PNDCL 247 have not been resolved.
“This has led to the already vulnerable members of our society, the aged, going through further economic hardships despite the firm assurances of the President to resolve this matter as far back as 13th October 2020 in the heat of the Elections Campaign.”
It stressed that “Consequently, at an Emergency Meeting of the Management Committee and representatives from the over 65 institutions that make up the PSWU, our members were left with no choice than to embark on a strike effective Tuesday 19th July 2022 until our concerns are addressed.”
See full statement below.
PSWU-Press-Release-on-COLA-8th-July-2022
Source: Gossips24.om
