The Upper East Regional Chapter of the National Association Of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) led by it’s regional president Akunzebe John has threatened to embark on a strike action should the government fail to grant their request for twenty(20%)cost of living allowance(COLA) which they think will help mitigate the mass suffering of the Ghanaian worker.
Mr. Akunzebe John who addressed the press at the regional secretariat of NAGRAT in Bolgatanga said, prices of fuel, goods and services continue to rise day by day and between January to now, fuel has increased by fifty percent(50%) and prices of basic food and other commodities have increased astronomically.
The regional President further lamented that price of a bowl of groundnut which was seven cedis(7) was now thirteen cedis(13) and a bowl of beans which was nine cedis(9) has increased to twenty five cedis(25) and the price of lorry fare from Bolgatanga to Accra which used to be one hundred and fifty cedis(150) was now twenty hundred and twenty five cedis(225) and the teacher today lives on the providence of the Lord and not knowing how long this would continue.
Mr.Akunzebe said, in the face of this challenges, the Labour unions requested for (COLA) from the government to mitigate this sufferings during this year’s MAY DAY celebrations which had the president and vice president of Ghana in attendance.
He said having not heard from government despite the calls the union whose core mandate is to promote the welfare of its members it would not sit unconcerned and they had come to their wits end and demand from their national leadership that if by the end of June 2022 their call for COLA is not heeded to they lay down their tools as stated by members of NAGRAT in the Upper East region.
Source: Apexnewsgh
