Government negotiation team is making earnest efforts to avert any strike by the various teacher associations in the coming days, Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, has assured as deadline nears expiration.
“We are close to a decision of a sort which will guide how we will respond to the issues that they [teacher unions] have put on the table.” Mr. Haruna Iddrisu told journalist Tuesday.
Meetings held on Monday and Tuesday to resolve the impasse could not yield any positive results but Labour Minister is optimistic both parties could reach a middle ground by Wednesday when negotiations continue.
“We will continue to dialogue until we get them to decline the threat of the strike action. Tomorrow [Wednesday] we will make a definite pronouncement on how we intend to resolve the issue. Some of the issues they’ve raised are legitimate [and] there are others that the GES has raised about irregularities, all which will be probed further by the Auditor General,” he revealed.
He was speaking to the media after a meeting with the leadership of the teacher unions on Tuesday.
