Three unions have threatened to embark on industrial action on August 9, 2024, if the Ministry of Finance fails to authorize payment of agreed allowances by August 8, 2024. The unions involved are the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior Staff Associations of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC). The group has expressed concerns over the Finance Ministry’s failure to issue a letter to effect payment of the Vehicle Maintenance Allowance (VMA) and other related allowances.
The three unions in a statement dated Monday, August 5, said they have given the government up to the close of work on Thursday 8th August to release the letter. Failure to do so will result in the Unions being forced to take industrial action on the 9th of August, 2024.
They lamented that universities receiving government subventions have been paid, including the arrears, while those institutions directly on the Controller and Accountant General’s payroll have been left out. The unions alleged that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has halted the payment of the new rate by the universities.
