Also known as: GNAT · Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers
Pre-tertiary teacher union conducting nationwide strike since September 2026 over promotion arrears, collective agreement negotiations, and deprived-area allowance.
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Joy Online
… So to call off this strike now will not be in the best interest of all of us.” The three major pre-tertiary teacher unions — NAGRAT, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) — began an indefinite strike on Septe …
We won’t return to the classroom without concrete solutions – NAGRATJoy Online
The Greater Accra leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have backed the ongoing nationwide strike by pre-tertiary teachers. …
Greater Accra teacher unions back nationwide strike over three key demandsJoy Online
… The meeting brought together representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), as the government seeks to resolve the issues underpinning the in …
Teacher unions strike: Gov’t presents fresh proposals as talks end inconclusivelyJoy Online
… And the other category will have it as part of their salaries in October..” He said the commitment formed part of the government’s response to the concerns raised by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tert …
51,000 teachers’ promotion arrears to be validated for October payment – Education MinisterJoy Online
… Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said the Chief Executive of the FWSC has already invited the leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) for the negot …
Striking teacher unions to meet Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on October 6Joy Online
… Speaking to the media on Friday, October 2, after a meeting with the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), he said the government had made commitments to address t …
Call off strike, gov’t will not renege on promotion arrears pledge – Haruna Iddrisu appeals to teacher unionsJoy Online
… Speaking to the media on Friday, October 2, after a meeting with the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), he said the government had made commitments to address t …
Call off strike, gov’t will not renege on promotion arrears pledge – Haruna Iddrisu to teacher unionsJoy Online
… Mr Iddrisu disclosed this on Friday, October 2, 2026, as he engaged the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) over concerns that have triggered their nationwide str …
Committee set up to validate teachers eligible for 20% deprived-area allowance – Education MinisterJoy Online
… The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers’ Association of Ghana (PRETAG) in the Brong Ahafo Region said discussions with the Ministry of Education (MoE) ended without an agreement on the issues …
‘No concrete commitments from government’ – Brong Ahafo teacher unions maintain strikeJoy Online
The Greater Accra leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have reaffirmed its support for the nationwide strike declared by the three teache …
Strike still in force, stay home – GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG tell teachersThe Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has denied that its Chief Executive, Dr George Smith-Graham, made comments suggesting teachers on strike would face salary deductions. The Commission says the attributed comments do not represent its position and urged the public and media to disregard the reports.
3 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has denied that its Chief Executive, Dr George Smith-Graham, made comments suggesting teachers on strike would face salary deductions. The Commission says the attributed comments do not represent its position and urged the public and media to disregard the reports.
3 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Minister of Education has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to resolving teachers' outstanding grievances, including payment of promotion arrears and implementation of a deprived-area allowance for those serving in underserved communities. He noted that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission would engage teacher unions on their expired collective agreement, and that discussions are ongoing to validate data on deprived schools to determine eligibility for the allowance.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission CEO says negotiations with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions have stalled over a demand for a new allowance. He states the commission is operating under a transitional arrangement and unions should focus on enhancing existing allowances rather than comprehensive negotiations on conditions of service.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
Innovative Teachers Union has issued a demand notice threatening legal action over its exclusion from the 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations for Ghana Education Service teaching staff. The union argues that although GNAT holds the collective bargaining certificate, Labour Regulations require it to consult or invite other unions representing the same class of workers, and alleges GNAT failed to consult it during the 2020, 2024 and 2026 processes while consulting NAGRAT and PRETAG.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ghana's pre-tertiary teacher unions have kept their nationwide strike in force after talks between the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana Education Service, and the unions ended without agreement. The parties will reconvene on Wednesday to address outstanding issues including the processing of promotion data and arrears payments to teachers.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has expressed concern that the ongoing strike by three teacher unions is adversely affecting the Ghana School Feeding Programme, putting perishable foodstuffs at risk and threatening the livelihoods of caterers, about 95% of whom are women. The strike over unpaid promotion arrears and delayed negotiations has led to the closure of public basic schools across the country.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of Education said the Government is committed to resolving outstanding teacher grievances, including promotion arrears and implementation of a deprived-area allowance for teachers in underserved communities. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will engage teacher unions on their expired collective agreement, and discussions are ongoing to validate data on deprived schools to determine eligibility for the allowance.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister has pledged to settle teachers' promotion arrears from January 2026 by October 30, 2026, saying Government has accepted responsibility as their employer. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission will engage teacher unions on October 6 to consider a new collective agreement.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the government will pursue supplementary payments for promoted teachers once the Ghana Education Service completes processing details of at least 51,000 promoted teachers, and asserted it would be inexcusable not to honour payment of the arrears by October 30th.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service is working to submit promoted teachers' details to the Controller and Accountant-General's Department by Monday, October 5, to enable payroll processing of new salary grades. The move is part of efforts to resolve delays in teacher promotions, a key concern in the ongoing nationwide teachers' strike that began September 25.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and two other major pre-tertiary teacher unions say they will not call off their indefinite strike that began September 25 until the government addresses their outstanding concerns, including promotion-related payments, an expired Collective Agreement, and the Deprived Area Allowance, with formal agreements backing any commitments.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Teacher unions in Greater Accra have backed a nationwide pre-tertiary teacher strike, demanding government action on three issues: placing promoted teachers on new salary levels, concluding collective agreement negotiations, and implementing a 20% Deprived Area Allowance. Only about 6,000 of roughly 80,000 promoted teachers have been placed on new salary levels despite an August 31 agreement to complete the process by end of September.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A meeting between Ghana's government and striking teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, PRETAG) ended inconclusively on Friday, with the government presenting fresh proposals to be reviewed by the unions before resuming talks the following week. The discussions covered automatic placement of promoted teachers, collective agreement negotiations, and implementation of a 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of Education says the Controller and Accountant-General's Department is validating data on up to 51,000 teachers whose promotion arrears will be paid through a supplementary schedule or reflected in October salaries. The government has committed to place all promoted teachers on their new grades by 30 October, following talks with striking teacher unions.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The government says striking teacher unions will meet the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on October 6 to negotiate their expired conditions of service. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said the government expects negotiations to be concluded within a week.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to three teacher unions to call off their nationwide strike, pledging that the government will place all promoted teachers on their new grades by October 30, 2026, and honour outstanding commitments on promotion arrears and related payments.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has asked Ghana's three teacher unions to call off their nationwide strike, pledging that the government will place all promoted teachers on their new grades and pay promotion arrears by October 30, 2026. The Controller and Accountant-General's Department is validating data for about 51,000 teachers to facilitate payments through supplementary schedules and October salaries.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister says the government has established a committee including teacher union representatives and the Ghana Statistical Service to validate data and determine which teachers qualify for a proposed 20 per cent deprived-area allowance. The committee is expected to develop a roadmap for implementation and establish definitions of deprived areas and eligible teacher categories.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Teacher unions in Brong Ahafo have reaffirmed their participation in the nationwide industrial action, saying discussions with the Ministry of Education ended without firm commitments or timelines. The strike centres on delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement for teachers and the automatic placement of teachers who sat for aptitude tests.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's three major teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have reaffirmed their support for an ongoing nationwide strike and directed teachers to remain off duty until the government addresses key issues, including automatic placement of promoted teachers, conclusion of collective agreement negotiations, and implementation of a 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Three teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, PTTA-GH) have directed teachers in Volta and Oti regions to continue staying away from classrooms until their national leadership communicates further, citing government's failure to address key concerns affecting teachers.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Pre-tertiary teacher unions in the Upper West Region say they will not end their nationwide strike until the government provides verifiable evidence that longstanding grievances have been addressed. The unions cite three unresolved matters: stalled negotiations on an expired Collective Agreement, failure to place promoted teachers on corresponding salary scales with arrears, and non-implementation of an agreed 20% deprived area allowance.
2 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
Teacher unions in the Western Region have reaffirmed their ongoing strike, citing the government's failure to resolve issues including delays in a new collective agreement, failure to place promoted teachers on appropriate salary scales, and non-implementation of the deprived area allowance.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Teacher unions in Upper West Region have vowed not to end their nationwide strike without verifiable evidence that longstanding grievances have been resolved. The unions cite three unresolved issues: stalled negotiations on an expired Collective Agreement, failure to place promoted teachers on corresponding salary scales and pay accumulated arrears, and non-implementation of an agreed 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has instructed government to take every necessary action to end the ongoing strike by pre-tertiary teachers. Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu expressed confidence that the dispute will be resolved within days, with engagements already underway.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
About 2,000 teachers in 25 basic schools in Dormaa District have stayed away from classrooms in compliance with a Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) industrial action. The district GNAT secretary called on the government to address teachers' concerns, particularly payment of promotion arrears, for the strike to be called off.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Education Service has appealed to pre-tertiary teacher unions to end their strike, cautioning that it risks undermining recent efforts to restore stability to the academic calendar. The GES Director-General noted that this is the first time in approximately six years that students have reported to school within September, representing a significant achievement for education planning.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Pre-tertiary teacher unions are on strike nationwide over unresolved issues including promotion allowances, salary arrears, and the delayed negotiation of a new Collective Agreement. The Minister of Education called on the unions to suspend their industrial action while the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission continues negotiations with them.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has called on pre-tertiary teacher unions to end their industrial action as the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission prepares to resume negotiations on collective agreement and conditions of service. Three unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—declared a nationwide strike citing unresolved issues including promotion allowance payments, salary scale placement for newly promoted teachers, and implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's three main teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG) have rejected the government's appeal to end their strike, demanding concrete action on outstanding demands including promotion arrears rather than further assurances.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →