The leadership of the University Senior Staff Association (USSA) has begun a series of visits to various departments at the University of Ghana, instructing members to halt work immediately in protest over unresolved issues with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the government.
The industrial action, declared indefinite and effective immediately, arises from a dispute over overtime allowances. The union alleges that the FWSC has failed to honour a 2021 agreement to compensate senior staff for overtime work. Instead, the University of Ghana replaced the overtime payments with a “call-in allowance” last year, sparking dissatisfaction and prompting the current strike.
In addition to the overtime issue, the strike is compounded by unpaid salary arrears for staff at UniMAC (formerly NAFTI, GIL, and GIJ) and delayed tier-two pension contributions. The union has called for urgent resolution of these concerns.
Union leaders, including USSA-UG Chairperson Gladys Alantiya, emphasized that industrial action is a last resort, taken only because the government has failed to address their demands.
Speaking to Adom News, Madam Alantiya explained that the leadership is personally visiting departments to ensure compliance with the work stoppage.
“We do not take delight in industrial action, but we must be treated fairly,” she said.
She added that the strike will continue until the government resolves the outstanding issues, after which the union will call off the industrial action and allow members to resume work.
The USSA leadership warned that the unrest could escalate if the government does not engage in meaningful dialogue to resolve these long-standing grievances.
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