The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed four university senior staff unions to immediately suspend their indefinite industrial action to allow space for further negotiations over their outstanding concerns.
The unions named in the strike notice are the Senior Staff Association–Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress (TEWU-TUC), the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Technical Universities Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG).
In response to the strike notice, the commission invited representatives of the unions and their employers to a hearing held on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
At the hearing, only TUAAG was represented, with its Takoradi Local President and Accra Local Vice Chairman appearing on behalf of the National President. Representatives of SSA-UoG, TEWU-TUC and FUSSAG failed to attend the meeting.
Officials from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) were present at the hearing as representatives of the employers.
During proceedings, TUAAG informed the commission that it was not participating in the strike, despite being named in the joint notice of industrial action. However, management indicated that SSA-UoG had begun an indefinite strike on February 3, with the remaining unions also joining the action.
After deliberations, the NLC ordered all striking staff to call off the industrial action with immediate effect, stressing that the substantive matters under dispute cannot be addressed while the strike remains in force.
“The Commission hereby directs the striking workers to call off the ongoing strike with immediate effect to pave the way for further discussions on their issues. Until the strike is called off, the substantive issues cannot be heard,” the directive stated.
The commission also instructed TUAAG to formally notify it in writing of its disassociation from the strike if it is not taking part.
The unions have been urged to comply with the directive to enable constructive dialogue and an amicable resolution of the dispute.
