NAGRAT threatens strike action
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has threatened to embark on an indefinite nation-wide strike at the end of this month.
The National Vice-Chairman of the Association, Mr Eric Carbonu, who announced this, explained that the group would take any such action if the Fare Wages Commission fails to place teachers on Principal Superintendent Grade at level 16 as against level 14 being proposed by the Commission.
He was speaking at the Eastern Regional rally for graduate teachers from New Abirem/Nkawkaw and Kwahu zones, to explain teacher’s placement on the Single Spine Salary Structure, at Nkawkaw on Friday.
Mr Carbonu said that most teachers in the Principal Superintendent Grades were already on level 14 and it would a disadvantage to place them on that level due to poor job evaluation.
He called for the re-evaluation of teachers to place them on the proper level.
Mr Carbonu said that the work of teachers was not only restricted to the classroom, which was used to evaluate them.
He said that they also prepare teaching and learning materials and continuous assessment, keep records, mark examination scripts and classroom exercises and supervise sporting and entertainment activities.
The New Abirem/Nkawkaw zonal chairman of, Mr Osei Ampong, said that non-teaching staff such as accountants and bursars with Higher National Diploma have been moved from level 12 to level 16 while Police Sergeants with “less academic qualification” would receive higher salary than the graduate teacher.
Source: GNA