University Senior Staff Unions strike ends following Gov’t swift action

The Senior Staff Association–Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has officially called off its nationwide strike amid the government’s response to its longstanding demands concerning the implementation of a negotiated agreement.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Apaak reacting to the new development indicated that the weakness of the John Mahama led government is responsible for the outcome.

SSA-UoG, in collaboration with the Technical University Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, declared an indefinite nationwide strike in protest against the government’s persistent inaction and failure to honour a signed agreement reached six months ago.

In a statement issued on Thursday, May 22, 2025, the union directed its members to resume work on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Three major university worker unions, the Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Technical University Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG), and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike.

According to a joint press statement, the decision follows what the unions describe as the government’s persistent failure to honour a signed agreement reached six months ago.

The agreement, which the unions say was born out of mutual consensus, was meant to improve their working conditions and ensure fair treatment of members.

“This strike is not an act of defiance but a last-resort response to an entrenched culture of broken promises,” the unions said in a strongly worded statement issued Wednesday morning.

Responding to the development, Dr. Clement Apaak stated that the government, through his boss Haruna Iddrisu, has acted on the development.

According to him, the challenges by the Unions were inherited by the current administration it “has been handled satisfactorily”.

“I can report that the government, through the Hon. Minister of Education, has swiftly intervened. Expect a positive response from the unions in due course.

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“Though an inherited problem, it has been handled satisfactorily”, the deputy minister stated in tweet on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

The news that university senior staff unions have ended their strike following Gov’t swift action has also been welcomed by students, who since the immediate return to work by the staff who perform both academic and non academic functions will ensure that the academic calendar is not impacted.