Professor Ransford Gyampo, President of the University of Ghana’s chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has revealed that government is always interested in talking to the leadership of Organised Labour instead of focusing on the problem.
This is after Organised Labour announced its decision to embark on an indefinite strike till government listens to them and declare a ban on illegal mining (galamsey).
According to him “Anytime Labour goes into an agreement with them [the government] and for some reason, they can’t meet the terms, they don’t even have the courtesy to tell us that they cannot meet our demands.
“We knew this is what they will be doing. It is so unproductive that they know what to do and they will not do it but go and call you somewhere to discuss issues. They always want to talk to leaders and not problems and that is needless and bogus.
He explained that Organised Labour settled on October 10, to give amble time to other unions to prepare and also follow due process.
“People who do not know how Organised Labour operates say why didn’t we declare the strike immediately but Organised Labour is made up of other unions and so it is appropriate that we inform those unions appropriately before a major strike.
“There are various processes that are taken before a strike and that is why we are giving a one-week window” he further added on citi-fm.
