TEWU Strikes

TEWU Declares Indefinite Nationwide Strike Over Unresolved Grievances

 September 19, 2025 

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of TUC (Ghana) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike, accusing the government of neglecting the concerns of non-teaching staff across the education sector.

In a statement signed by General Secretary King James Azortibah, TEWU directed all members including staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES), public and technical universities, the Ghana Library Authority, and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board to stay home effective Friday, September 19, until further notice.

“This decision has become inevitable due to Government and employer institutions’ persistent failure to address long-standing concerns… despite exhausting all laid-down legal and procedural requirements,” the statement read.

Key Demands

• Immediate signing of a comprehensive Conditions of Service agreement.

• Inclusion of non-teaching GES staff in the September Continuous Professional Development Allowance.

• Resolution of promotion-related grievances.

• Urgent action by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to finalize outstanding agreements.

TEWU warned employers and government agencies against intimidation, calling any obstruction of the strike “unfair labour practices.”

“We have exercised patience and restraint. We have followed due process and exhausted all legal requirements under the Labour Act of Ghana. The responsibility for the disruption of industrial peace in the education sector rests squarely with Government and its agencies,” the union declared.

The strike is expected to cripple administrative, library, security, and other essential support services across schools, universities, and cultural institutions nationwide.

Copies of the declaration have been sent to the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour, GES, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, and the National Labour Commission, urging all employers to respect the union’s lawful decision.