Three major pre-tertiary teacher unions have withdrawn their services nationwide following what they describe as prolonged delays in resolving key issues affecting teachers’ pay, career progression and working conditions.
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) announced the immediate strike at a press briefing in Accra on Friday, September 25, 2026.
The unions directed all pre-tertiary teachers to stop teaching and leave their classrooms until further notice, citing the failure of negotiations over their conditions of service and other outstanding agreements.
PRETAG President, King Ali Awudu, said the unions’ conditions of service expired in June, with negotiations for a new agreement having remained unresolved since last year.
He said the unions were also dissatisfied with a proposed 10 per cent increase in the digital allowance, which currently stands at GH¢800 per year.
Another major concern, he said, was the failure to implement an agreement to place about 80,000 teachers who passed aptitude tests conducted in December 2025 and February 2026 on the appropriate salary scale.
According to Mr Awudu, the delay has persisted even though September salaries had already been processed.
The unions are also demanding action on the deprived-area allowance, which they said has been under consideration since 2009.
Mr Awudu said a commitment to introduce a 20 per cent allowance for teachers working in deprived areas had still not been implemented.
He said the accumulation of unresolved issues had left the unions with little option but to withdraw their services until further direction from their leadership.
The strike is therefore expected to affect teaching and learning in pre-tertiary schools across the country as the unions press for action on the outstanding issues.
The unions said teachers would remain off duty until further communication from their leadership.
