Railway workers call off strike • The members of the Railway Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) have called off their indefinite strike which began Monday July 21. • The decision was arrived at following a meeting with the President, John Mahama on Monday. • Deputy Transport Minister, Joyce Bawah-Mogtari confirmed the development stating that through the presidential intervention, “we have reached an understanding with the railway union workers.” • She also disclosed that a proposal has been drafted to increase the current salaries of the railway workers adding that the union executives together with the management of the Ghana Railway Company have agreed to the proposed salaries. • The Ministry was unable to meet all the demands of the workers over the years because the industry “had been in decline for the last 20 years, they are not even operating half the services that they require and they are not making as much money as they require to support their payroll. • Government, according to the Deputy Minister is therefore, looking to revamp the sector through the Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:51:54 +0000
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