The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has stated that it is unfazed by the decision of four unions to abstain from its ongoing strike action, which began on June 4, 2025.
In an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, GRNMA Public Relations Officer, Joseph Krampah, explained that the strike aims to demand favourable working conditions for all members. He noted that while the four unions — including the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives Ghana (UPNMG), the Professional Association of Psychiatric Nurses Ghana (PAPNG), and the National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana (NARM-GH) — have opted out, they are free to make such decisions.
“We are not bothered by their decision to stay away because they have that right as a registered union. But out of the 128,000 members, GRNMA has about 96,000, so their exclusion will not affect us in any way. We remain resolute in demanding what is due us,” Mr. Krampah stated.
The strike, which has severely impacted healthcare delivery across the country, is to demand the implementation of the 2024 Collective Agreement, which has yet to be enforced.
Meanwhile, the four unions have explained that during a joint meeting held on May 27, 2025, all parties agreed to postpone any industrial action pending further consultations and a scheduled meeting with the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. They have since expressed concerns over what they describe as GRNMA’s unilateral decision to proceed with the strike despite that collective resolution.
In a related development, the National Labour Commission (NLC) has described the strike as illegal, while the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to GRNMA to suspend the action to allow negotiations to proceed.