The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is facing division as some members who call themselves ‘Silent Majority’ of UTAG give the leadership of the association an ultimatum, calling for an immediate halt of the ongoing strike action.
The aggrieved members are giving the National Executive Committee (NEC) until Friday to call off its indefinite strike. They further insist there is no justification for the strike action especially after the Labour Union called off its strike action after government’s assurance to tackle the galamsey menace.
These members, operating under the umbrella of the “Silent Majority of UTAG,” argued that the initial overwhelming vote from members across all 15 campuses was in support of the organised labor strike.
Speaking to the media on behalf of the group, Professor Isaac Boadi, a senior academic and spokesperson for the aggrieved members, emphasised that UTAG’s leadership must reassess the situation and called for a more strategic and thoughtful approach to handling the ongoing negotiations with the government.
“We should call off the strike immediately and constitute a team that will monitor the implementation of the government’s road map to addressing the galamsey menace”, he said.
The dissatisfied members believe that the NEC of UTAG should have consulted with its members and sought their input before announcing the strike.
The group is, therefore, giving UTAG’s leadership until Friday to end the strike, or they will “advise themselves.”