Three teacher unions—the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers’ Association of Ghana (PRETAG)—have suspended their industrial strike following negotiations with the Council of State and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).
The suspension is expected to pave the way for further discussions to resolve the outstanding concerns that prompted the industrial action.
Speaking after a meeting with the FWSC, GNAT General Secretary Thomas Musah said the decision followed engagements with the Ministry of Employment and the Council of State over issues affecting teachers.
“We want to announce that we have suspended the strike today. We want to call all our members to return to the classrooms,” he said.
The unions embarked on the strike over unresolved concerns relating to promotions, conditions of service and deprived-area allowances.
Delays in the payment of promotion-related arrears were among the major grievances raised by GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG.
On October 9, the Council of State invited representatives of the three unions to a meeting to discuss the concerns underlying the industrial action by pre-tertiary teachers.
The teacher unions declared a nationwide strike effective Friday, September 25, 2026, over what they describe as unresolved issues affecting teachers’ conditions of service.
The unions are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers’ Association of Ghana (PRETAG).
In a joint statement, the unions said the unresolved issues had created “widespread disaffection, anger, and disillusionment” among teachers, culminating in their decision to embark on industrial action.
One of their major concerns is the delay in negotiating a new Collective Agreement.
The unions said the existing agreement has expired, while negotiations for a new agreement, which they expected to have been completed by June 2026, remain unresolved.
