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Exercise Decorum In Voters’ Register Debate — TEWU
It said in as much as the EC was trying to assert its independence, “there should be room for consensus building to improve on the enviable gains the commission has chalked up for the past 27 years”.
“The democratic achievements since returning to constitutional rule in 1993 did not come on a silver platter.
“TEWU is charging all Ghanaians to wear our patriotic hats and avoid anything that will degenerate into violence that can mar the December 2020 election,” a statement signed by the acting General Secretary of TEWU, Mr Mark Dankyira Korankye, said.
Tolerance
TEWU, it said, was reminding the various political actors to exhibit a high level of tolerance of opposing views this election year to consolidate the country’s constitutional governance, because the national peace, unity and stability could not be sacrificed for violence.
The statement charged Ghanaians to wear “our patriotic hats and avoid anything that will degenerate into violence that can mar the December 2020 election”.
Defuse strikes
“TEWU acknowledges that in 2019, there were moves to declare series of nationwide strikes to press home demands of the non-teaching staff in our educational institutions, but the relevant stakeholders initiated dialogues in good faith and the industrial actions were averted. TEWU hopes such proactive steps will continue this year, so that the union will not be compelled to activate its processes to embark on industrial actions,” it said.
TEWU, therefore, called on agencies such as the Ministries of Education, Finance, Employment and Labour Relations, as well as Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), not to drag their feet on workers’ concerns but adopt proactive consensus approach and negotiate in good faith in order to help defuse the tension of strikes by other labour unions and associations.
Joy
The statement said TEWU was happy that the government agencies in the education sector had started the year with proactive steps to address a number of issues concerning TEWU members with the goal of promoting and sustaining the cordial relations to engender a healthy teaching and learning environment.
“TEWU would want to place on record that discussions so far with the education authorities, especially the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES), on the issue of the payment of Critical Support to the remaining classes of TEWU members under GES, has progressed smoothly,” it said.
The leadership of TEWU, it said, was upbeat that the other stakeholders, including the FWSC and the Ministries of Education and Finance, would fast-track the necessary processes so that the remaining classes of TEWU members who were also qualified to enjoy the Critical Support would benefit from it soon.
