The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has officially embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Monday, January 29, 2024, to underscore its dissatisfaction with the government’s failure to address crucial welfare concerns.
The decision to initiate the indefinite strike was announced in a statement released by GAUA on January 23, 2024, following an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on the same day. The association expressed its deep-seated frustration with the government’s apparent disregard for their welfare issues, prompting the drastic measure.
In a press release dated January 19, 2024, GAUA had previously signaled the possibility of a strike in solidarity with the ongoing strike by the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG). The association had issued a notice to the government, conveying its intent to engage in a work stoppage if their concerns were not adequately addressed.
“At an emergency GAUA National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held today, 23rd January 2024, NEC has decided that following Ghana Government’s failure to address the myriad of problems plaguing senior administrators in the public universities enumerated here, and the penchant attitude of government agencies in handling issues affecting staff of the traditional universities.”
“The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) hereby activates its advertised intention to declare an indefinite nationwide strike action effective Monday, 29th January, 2024 to drum home its dissatisfaction with the lethargic government attitude in resolving the issues raised and pending before the National Labour Commission NLC.”
GAUA lashed out at the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for the poor handling of its conditions of service.
“It is worthy to note that two agencies of government vis the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) have over the years deliberately worked to make the condition of service of the administrators worse off by unilaterally issuing certain directives that are inimical to the wellbeing of the administrator with total disregard to the conditions of service and negotiation machinery which seek to erode the benefits of the administrators to penury,” GAUA said.
