The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the pre-tertiary teacher unions will avail themselves for a resolution when they meet the government on Monday, September 28, over issues that led to their nationwide strike.

NAGRAT President Jacob Anaba said the unions remain willing to engage the government if the meeting provides an opportunity to resolve their outstanding concerns.

“Our reason for raising the issues is to resolve them so if there is an avenue for us to resolve them, we will avail ourselves and make sure that we resolve the issues,” he told Citi News.

Mr Anaba said he was informed that the Ministry of Education had called for a meeting.

“I had a call and was told the Ministry of Education called but whiles I was driving today, I had a call from the Chief Director of the Ministry of Employment, Jobs and Labour Relations that there is going to be a meeting and we will definitely be at the meeting to try and resolve our issues.”

The meeting follows the decision by NAGRAT, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) to declare an immediate nationwide strike.

The unions are demanding action on outstanding issues, including the payment of promotion arrears owed to teachers and delays in negotiations over their conditions of service.

They have called on the government to address the arrears and conclude negotiations on the outstanding conditions of service.

The Monday meeting is expected to focus on the unions’ demands and possible steps towards resolving them.

Its outcome could determine whether the unions maintain their industrial action or consider suspending the strike following progress in negotiations.