Thursday, March 17, 2011

TEACHERS DEFIED GES ULTIMATUM TO RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM

Protesting Teachers have decline to end their strike despite ultimatum given by the Ghana Education service (GES) to return to the classroom by Friday or face possible sanctions.
According to them, they are ready to face any possible sanctions by the Education service over discrepancies in their salaries following their migration onto the new pay policy, the Single Spine Salary Structure.
The teachers stress that their 9 day old protest will not cease because of the ‘threats’ by the education service. The agitating teachers recall that the erstwhile Kufour administration also threatens them in October 2007 promising them that their salaries will be reviewed but nothing happen to it.
They emphasized that until government take into consideration their risk and condition of service they will not go back to the classroom.
The teachers recommend that GES should use diplomacy rather threats and issuing ultimatum.
They warn that if the GES is not careful they situation would escalate.