Members
of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) at the KNUST are not suspending
their industrial action as directed by the national executives of the Union.
The
action, they say is in protest against non-payment of Interim Market Premium arrears
and monthly overtime allowance to members at KNUST Hospital.
According
to Charles Arthur, the local TEWU Chairman at KNUST, the Union will continue
with the strike until management of the University pays the six month arrears
and allowance.
“We
think this is the time for us to push them to pay the arrears; that is the
reason why we are not suspending our strike at KNUST,” he told Luv Fm.
The
decision was taken and endorsed by Union members at a General Meeting held on
October 16, 2013.
The
Union has threatened to withdraw all services on campus from Wednesday.
“We’re
going to withdraw almost everybody so that the entire KNUST TEWU members will
not work until that payment is effected, because we have seen that management
has not being kind to TEWU members”, stated Mr. Arthur.
Management
of the University has yet to meet with the TEWU leadership to address the
outstanding issues.
TEWU-KNUST
joined the five-week long nationwide strike, withdrawing about 70 percent of
services on campus.
The
workers have been demanding correction of disparities and distortions in the
grading structure for members under the Single Spine Salary Structure.
Story
by Kofi Adu Domfeh
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