Pay us 20% COLA or We Strike- Gov’t Cautioned
Barely two weeks after various teacher unions declared a nationwide strike, The Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) has also joined calls to demand Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) or they strike from 19 July 2022.
Meanwhile, Nurses and midwives in the country though not on strike are also demanding the same allowance.
The public service workers union revealed its intention at an emergency meeting held on July 8.
The Union in a press statement noted that “In the midst of rising cost of living, inflation currently pegged at 27.6% (with a propensity to rise further), and pending astronomical increases in utility tariffs, the economic analysis which formed the basis of our acceptance of a one-year salary increment for the year 2022 has obviously been thrown out of gear.”
“Considering the worsening economic challenges, members of the PSWU are left with no other option but to draw attention to their economic wellbeing,” the statement added.
Amidst all the Ministry for Employment and Labour Relations is set to hold a second meeting to organize labor and striking teachers over their demand for the COLA later today, July 12, 2022.
Story: Emmanuel Afagbedzi
