The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction to halt the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), myjoyonline reports.
The strike, which began on Friday, June 14, 2024, was initiated in protest against the government’s delay in implementing an arbitral award and negotiated service conditions.
Despite a directive from the NLC on June 20 to end the strike, CETAG continued their industrial action.
This led to a hearing where the Commission announced plans to sue the government to enforce the arbitral award in CETAG’s favour. The new injunction legally restrains CETAG from continuing the strike.
The NLC has requested the court to prohibit CETAG’s executives, officers, members, agents, servants, employees, and any other individuals from further engaging in the strike action.
“Counsel for and on behalf of the Applicant herein shall pray this Honourable Court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Respondent herein, whether by itself, its Executives, Officers, Members,
Agents, Servants, Employees or other persons from further embarking on their strike action which they commenced from 14th June 2024,” the statement reads.
Additionally, the Commission is seeking an order to mandate CETAG to adhere to its June 21, 2024 directive to end the strike. The Court is set to convene on Thursday, July 18, for a scheduled hearing.
