The government is scheduled to meet the leadership of Ghana’s pre tertiary teacher unions on Monday, September 28, 2026, in a renewed effort to address unresolved concerns over teachers’ conditions of service and pave the way for an end to the ongoing nationwide strike.
The planned engagement follows the decision by the National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT, the Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT, and the Pre Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana, PRETAG, to commence an immediate nationwide industrial action after several issues remained unresolved.
Among the principal concerns raised by the unions are outstanding promotion arrears owed to teachers who have advanced to higher grades and delays in negotiations over their conditions of service.
The teacher organisations have maintained that the matters require urgent attention, particularly the settlement of financial obligations arising from promotions and progress towards an agreement on outstanding employment conditions.
NAGRAT President, Jacob Anaba, told Citi News that the unions remained prepared to engage with the government if the proposed discussions provided a genuine opportunity to address the matters that precipitated the industrial action.
He explained that the purpose of raising the concerns was ultimately to secure their resolution and indicated that the unions would therefore participate in any meaningful engagement capable of producing progress on the outstanding issues.
Mr Anaba disclosed that he had initially been informed that the Ministry of Education had attempted to reach him, before receiving a subsequent call from the Chief Director of the Ministry of Employment, Jobs and Labour Relations confirming that a meeting had been arranged with the unions.
He said the union leadership would attend the meeting and engage the government with the objective of finding a resolution to the dispute.
The forthcoming discussions are expected to bring representatives of the teacher unions together with officials from the relevant government institutions to examine the outstanding grievances and consider possible measures for resolving the impasse.
The Education Ministry has also expressed concern about the possible consequences of the industrial action for teaching and learning, particularly its potential effect on the academic calendar.
The Monday meeting therefore represents a fresh opportunity for both sides to deliberate on the unresolved issues, with the outcome expected to influence the prospects of restoring normal academic activities in pre tertiary educational institutions across the country.
