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Part of situation: Ghana teacher unions suspend nationwide strike (14 clusters)

Ghana teacher unions strike over unpaid promotion arrears and allowances

teacher strike promotion arrears Ghana Education Service deprived area allowance collective agreement

Ghanaian teacher unions, including GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG, are maintaining a nationwide strike over unresolved financial grievances. Key issues include unpaid promotion arrears, the non-implementation of a 20% rural deprived area allowance, and delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement.

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed for an end to the industrial action, proposing a roadmap that includes a validation committee for the rural allowance and renewed negotiations. The government aims to implement the rural allowance by January 2027. Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has set a deadline of 4pm on October 5, 2026, to submit all necessary documentation to the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) to facilitate salary updates for promoted teachers.

CAGD has clarified that delays are largely due to incomplete documentation from the GES, noting that only 6,079 out of an expected 58,620 promotion cases have been processed so far. Unions have expressed skepticism toward government assurances, demanding tangible evidence of payment before returning to classrooms. Additionally, the Association of Aggrieved Teachers of Legacy Arrears 2012–2015 has called for long-standing unpaid arrears to be included in the ongoing negotiations.

Entities

Controller and Accountant General's Department · Controller and Accountant General’s Department · Controller and Accountant-General's Department · Controller and Accountant-General’s Department · Ghana Education Service · Ghana National Association of Teachers · Haruna Iddrisu · National Association of Graduate Teachers · Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana · Pre-Tertiary Teachers and Educational Workers' Union · Pre-Tertiary Teachers' Association of Ghana

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Your strike could disrupt academic calendar - GES urges teachers to return [www.myjoyonline.com]
GES warns schools, teachers against illegal fees, appeals for end to strike [www.adomonline.com]
‘Aluta Continua’ – Teacher unions insist strike continues after inconclusive talks with Gov’t [starrfm.com.gh]
MoE moves to settle teacher renumeration dispute in Oct - Today News Ghana [www.todaygh.com]
Teachers wrote promotion exams during Christmas festivities – GNAT [www.mynewsgh.com]
GES to submit promotion documents for 60,000 teachers by Monday deadline [ghanaguardian.com]
'Any disruption to academic calendar could be fatal' - Education Minister tells striking teachers [3news.com]
Teacher strike: FWSC to meet unions on October 6 to continue negotiations – Haruna Iddrisu [www.gbcghanaonline.com]
Teacher Unions Maintain Strike Until Government Delivers On Demands [thevaultznews.com]
Govt urges unions to call off strike – Commits to resolve outstanding issues – Kastle 90. 3 FM [kastlefmonline.com]
GES sets October 5 deadline to clear promotion documents for teachers’ salaries [ashantireport.com]
GES sets October 5 deadline to clear promotion documents for teachers’ salaries [oyerepafmonline.com]
NAGRAT to consult councils before accepting gov’t proposals [onuaonline.com]
GNAT: Delayed Promotions Threaten Teachers' Pensions [chale.news]
Teacher Payment Crisis: GES races to protect academic calendar [ghananewss.com]
Haruna Iddrisu sets timelines to resolve teachers’ strike, promotion arrears and allowances [kessbenonline.com]
CAGD Blames GES For Delay in Teachers' Promotion Arrears [opemsuo.com]
Aggrieved Teachers push GNAT, NAGRAT to add Legacy Arrears to strike demands [metrotvonline.com]
CAGD Processes 6,000 Teacher Promotion Cases, Awaits Outstanding Files [rainbowradioonline.com]