NLC drags striking doctors to Supreme Court

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• Kojo T 12 years ago

  Our doctors are getting too swollen headed . Just read the reasons for their action? They were negligent in reading the contract

  Our doctors are getting too swollen headed . Just read the reasons for their action? They were negligent in reading the contract

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• yaw, USA 12 years ago

  DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST US TO ACCOMODATE ONE CUBAN DOCTOR? SO OUR OWN DOCTORS DON'T DESERVE TO BE PAID BUT CUBAN DOCTORS CAN COME IN FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE OF OUR DOCTORS RIGHT? DID YOU REALLY THINK BEFORE POSTING THI ...
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  DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST US TO ACCOMODATE ONE CUBAN DOCTOR? SO OUR OWN DOCTORS DON'T DESERVE TO BE PAID BUT CUBAN DOCTORS CAN COME IN FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE OF OUR DOCTORS RIGHT? DID YOU REALLY THINK BEFORE POSTING THIS. THEY ARE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY HAVE WORKED FOR. REMEMBER OUR MPS AND MINISTERS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST PAID IN THE WORLD.

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• GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

  "We have always said that we want a resolution. If the other side is ready to engage us at the negotiating table, we will resolve the matter quickly.
  
  IF THE MIN OF HEALTH N MAHAMA ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE. THE THE DOCS WILL ...
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  "We have always said that we want a resolution. If the other side is ready to engage us at the negotiating table, we will resolve the matter quickly.
  
  IF THE MIN OF HEALTH N MAHAMA ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE. THE THE DOCS WILL ALSO DO THEIR PART.

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• ROGUE LAWYER 12 years ago

  what negotiation? you are an emplyyee and what you are doing is illegal
  either you go back to work or resign honoubly-
  
  lazy and dirty killers called in ghana as doctors.

  what negotiation? you are an emplyyee and what you are doing is illegal
  either you go back to work or resign honoubly-
  
  lazy and dirty killers called in ghana as doctors.

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• IVY 12 years ago

  THE ARE A DISGRACE TO DR. IN THE WORLD

  THE ARE A DISGRACE TO DR. IN THE WORLD

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• Nana Kwame 12 years ago

  Ivy you cannot even write one sentense right and you are insulting doctors may God forgive you, parliamentarians some of them like you went to the house and never said a word but paid over 2 billion cedis and doctors who have ...
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  Ivy you cannot even write one sentense right and you are insulting doctors may God forgive you, parliamentarians some of them like you went to the house and never said a word but paid over 2 billion cedis and doctors who have worked and demanding their pay you sit somewhere and talk against them.

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• Sanctifier 12 years ago

  That is the more reason why they should go back to work while the government take steps to ameliorate the situation.There is no spirit of nationhood in our Doctors , they are selfish and good for nothing.What a bunch of usele ...
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  That is the more reason why they should go back to work while the government take steps to ameliorate the situation.There is no spirit of nationhood in our Doctors , they are selfish and good for nothing.What a bunch of useless individuals wasting the tax payers' money.

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• plain truth 12 years ago

  cuban doctors are mere political doctors. they are practicing illegally in ghana!!!!! any doctor trained abroad shall pass an examination set by the powerful ghana medical and dental council, which has the powers of high cour ...
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  cuban doctors are mere political doctors. they are practicing illegally in ghana!!!!! any doctor trained abroad shall pass an examination set by the powerful ghana medical and dental council, which has the powers of high court, before the doctor is licensed to practice medicine in ghana!!!! the cuban doctors skip that exam(politics) if they were forced to write that exam, scores of them would be deported, so my brother stop shouting cuba, cuba and let's think!!!!!!!

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• Lawyers 12 years ago

  MR. PLAIN TRUTH, WHAT ABOUT LAWYERS TRAINED OUTSIDE GHANA?

  MR. PLAIN TRUTH, WHAT ABOUT LAWYERS TRAINED OUTSIDE GHANA?

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• IVY 12 years ago

  OUR LACAL DOCTORS ARE PROUD FOR NOTHING; THE CAN NOT EVEN OPERATE A SMALL BOIL

  OUR LACAL DOCTORS ARE PROUD FOR NOTHING; THE CAN NOT EVEN OPERATE A SMALL BOIL

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• Sule Musa 12 years ago

  pay them and stop the threat.Doctors are no push-overs to be intimidated with court threats.better pay them now

  pay them and stop the threat.Doctors are no push-overs to be intimidated with court threats.better pay them now

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• KG 12 years ago

  Ghana is finito under your stupid NPP

  Ghana is finito under your stupid NPP

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• LOL 12 years ago

  AFTER SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY TO MAKE 1 PERSON PRESIDENT, NOW LOOK NOTHING IS WORKING IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE IS NO MONEY IN OUR ACCOUNT

  AFTER SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY TO MAKE 1 PERSON PRESIDENT, NOW LOOK NOTHING IS WORKING IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE IS NO MONEY IN OUR ACCOUNT

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• PREZZO 12 years ago

  I PRAY MAHAMAS PROSTRATE WILL BURST IN THESE STRIKING TIMES AND CARRIED TO KORLE BU, THEN HE WILL KNOW WHERE POWER LIES.

  I PRAY MAHAMAS PROSTRATE WILL BURST IN THESE STRIKING TIMES AND CARRIED TO KORLE BU, THEN HE WILL KNOW WHERE POWER LIES.

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• osei kingsley lagos 12 years ago

  Shame onto you as well preso.Any resonable and a fellow of high intelectual wavelengh knows there is nothing shameful about president mahama of ghana. Go tell it to your parents if you realy have, throng.

  Shame onto you as well preso.Any resonable and a fellow of high intelectual wavelengh knows there is nothing shameful about president mahama of ghana. Go tell it to your parents if you realy have, throng.

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• ghanaba 12 years ago

  country of monkeys and apes. sell the defective condomns to pay the doctors,
  and ask mahama to withdraw some monies from his swiss account to pay doctors.

  country of monkeys and apes. sell the defective condomns to pay the doctors,
  and ask mahama to withdraw some monies from his swiss account to pay doctors.

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• Kojo T 12 years ago

  Hi monkey from a she ape I got you banana

  Hi monkey from a she ape I got you banana

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• Yam Antobam, USA 12 years ago

  Let Kuffour and his brother bring theirs first from all the banks around the world

  Let Kuffour and his brother bring theirs first from all the banks around the world

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• ASEM BE BE DABI 12 years ago

  Ghana is finished under Mahama.The NLC is playing a dengerous game.

  Ghana is finished under Mahama.The NLC is playing a dengerous game.

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• ROGUE LAWYER 12 years ago

  those stopid people are restraining students to get medical education just to train few and bluff on the people
  
  remove the esentiallity and make it an open market by training more than necessry into the service.
  
  this i ...
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  those stopid people are restraining students to get medical education just to train few and bluff on the people
  
  remove the esentiallity and make it an open market by training more than necessry into the service.
  
  this is a clear case for the government to think for other options for the help of the people.
  
  this is not the first and it wont be the last so what is this government doing just to prevent future casualty?

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• odame 12 years ago

  oh poor Ghana! people work and yet the gov cant pay them hmm. No water , no electricity. we have all the resources, just look at the prices of Gold. all these politicians with so much money where did they get them. This looti ...
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  oh poor Ghana! people work and yet the gov cant pay them hmm. No water , no electricity. we have all the resources, just look at the prices of Gold. all these politicians with so much money where did they get them. This looting must stop now. i hope the masses will wake up and start demanding better from this elected officials. People must wake up. You cant pay teachers , doctors contractors why

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• pro obeng .usa 12 years ago

  doctors also suported npp because ndc finished ghana

  doctors also suported npp because ndc finished ghana

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• pro obeng .usa 12 years ago

  doctots is lmportant than presedent,misteres

  doctots is lmportant than presedent,misteres

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• osei kingsley lagos 12 years ago

  Had it not been the cabal in the npp istigating those inocent professionals to do what they realy dont want to do,they wouldnt have place themselves in the situation they have found themselves in.Their profession is a noble ...
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  Had it not been the cabal in the npp istigating those inocent professionals to do what they realy dont want to do,they wouldnt have place themselves in the situation they have found themselves in.Their profession is a noble one. awon olori buruku.

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• Concerned Ghanaian 12 years ago

  GOVT MUST TRY AND BRING IN EVEN A FEW CUBAN DOCTORS TO AVOID SOME FATALITIES .CUBA GOVT WILL HELP EVEN IF TAKEN AS BILATERAL TRADE.

  GOVT MUST TRY AND BRING IN EVEN A FEW CUBAN DOCTORS TO AVOID SOME FATALITIES .CUBA GOVT WILL HELP EVEN IF TAKEN AS BILATERAL TRADE.

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• GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 12 years ago

  THEY SHOULD ONLY ATTEND TO CHILDREN AND MATERNITY WOMEN CASES. ITS THEIR RIGHT TO GO ON STRIKE FOR UNPAID WAGES. THIS IS NOT A COMMUNIST NATION.

  THEY SHOULD ONLY ATTEND TO CHILDREN AND MATERNITY WOMEN CASES. ITS THEIR RIGHT TO GO ON STRIKE FOR UNPAID WAGES. THIS IS NOT A COMMUNIST NATION.

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• RICHARD, ACCRA 12 years ago

  Good one there NLC. I pray the Court would speedily do the right thing, without fear or favour, by giving a judgment baked by natural justice, common sense and which is in public interest. These Doctors are behaving like Oliv ...
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  Good one there NLC. I pray the Court would speedily do the right thing, without fear or favour, by giving a judgment baked by natural justice, common sense and which is in public interest. These Doctors are behaving like Oliva Twist. God should forgive them before they (the striking Doctors) start to die themselves, for he who digs a pit for his neighbour will himself full into it. What are this people turning this noble profession into? Ikaida? Using the poor and the vulnerable and innocent citizens as a bargaining chip for what? Allowance the gov’t is committed to pay according to a prescribe schedule? The country gives them so much (Sponsored Education, Good Salary, Waiver of Import Duty on the expensive cars they buy, given all the protection with the tax payers money) what are they giving the country in return? Where is Patriotism, love for ones country gone to? How can we develop our country with this type of attitude? Always wanting to take more from the country, than what you give the country. Doctors are now becoming synonymous to illegal strikes for which the oath they swore as doctors prohibits.

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• RICHARD, ACCRA 12 years ago

  NLC, do not let any lawless individual or group of people to render the Labour Law impotent Hence using all means to make the country ungovernable because a citizen of Northern decent has become a president. What is National ...
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  NLC, do not let any lawless individual or group of people to render the Labour Law impotent Hence using all means to make the country ungovernable because a citizen of Northern decent has become a president. What is National Security doing are they asleep? They should wake up.

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• H20 12 years ago

  WHY IS EVERY THING TO SUPREME COURT THE SYSTEM IS GETTING OFF HAND. HMMMMMMMMM

  WHY IS EVERY THING TO SUPREME COURT THE SYSTEM IS GETTING OFF HAND. HMMMMMMMMM

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• von 12 years ago

  U can't sue FWSC but u can sue the doctors. Stupid and bias NLC

  U can't sue FWSC but u can sue the doctors. Stupid and bias NLC

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• dr eva 12 years ago

  Is this intentional or does NLC not know why drs upgraded their strike? Why are they still talking about the arrears and forgetting the CONVERSION DIFFERENCE AND REDUCED PENSIONS? The strike was intensified bcos NLC has not s ...
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  Is this intentional or does NLC not know why drs upgraded their strike? Why are they still talking about the arrears and forgetting the CONVERSION DIFFERENCE AND REDUCED PENSIONS? The strike was intensified bcos NLC has not said any sensible thing abt this. Why these lies and propaganda?

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• Skains 12 years ago

  A country full of litigants and litigation! As if productivity and the economy is of very little interest. With the useless challenge of the presidential elections going as far as to the supreme court, the floodgates have b ...
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  A country full of litigants and litigation! As if productivity and the economy is of very little interest. With the useless challenge of the presidential elections going as far as to the supreme court, the floodgates have been opened for legal plagues.

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• Obed Adore 12 years ago

  Well, all strikes are illegal. The constitution (and UN Charter) allows individual and group rights and freedoms to form, belong to, organize, negotiate and demonstrate.
  But unfortunately, there is no law permitting strike ...
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  Well, all strikes are illegal. The constitution (and UN Charter) allows individual and group rights and freedoms to form, belong to, organize, negotiate and demonstrate.
  But unfortunately, there is no law permitting strikes in any country, being it a democracy or not. This is the fact and the truth.
  That is why the employer has the right to "lock out" staff or even terminate/dismiss workers when it comes to such intractable situations.
  The government would normally allow the worker and employer to go at each other trying to agree on some mutual terms or agreements. When this is not possible, the government will send in mediators and when the worse comes , the government will arbitrate where both sides end up losing as either side would not be achieve their respective original goal.
  These doctors could be dismissed and made to re-apply but this time with some good behaviour

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• Edem 12 years ago

  I remember Prez Obama telling Ghanaians to build strong institutions. But we have allowed political party leaders to decide for every instituttion in Ghana now. Political party leaders now directs institutions what to do inst ...
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  I remember Prez Obama telling Ghanaians to build strong institutions. But we have allowed political party leaders to decide for every instituttion in Ghana now. Political party leaders now directs institutions what to do instead of allowing the institutions to decide for themselves. Now everything from appointment of staff to the determination of salaries and even the activities of the security services is directed by party memebers and that is why we are all suffering.

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• Isah 12 years ago

  The NLC is the most stupid and zoombie institution I have ever seen in Ghana. They are always biased in their decisions. All their staff are NDC top officials and therefore cannot take any meaninful decision unless they consu ...
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  The NLC is the most stupid and zoombie institution I have ever seen in Ghana. They are always biased in their decisions. All their staff are NDC top officials and therefore cannot take any meaninful decision unless they consult the NDC party who will always direct them to do the most stupid thing.

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• Arthur Hayes 12 years ago

  This is too much of them. Enough is enough! If this happened in USA that would have been a nice case for the citizenry becuase it is a nice avenue for indiduals to sue the Doctors for moneys that they will empty their associa ...
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  This is too much of them. Enough is enough! If this happened in USA that would have been a nice case for the citizenry becuase it is a nice avenue for indiduals to sue the Doctors for moneys that they will empty their association's coffers to pay.

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• IBF 12 years ago

  Drug the government to court instead because the president has a sworn duty to protect the citizens of this country and he is failing the constitutional mandate. the doctors have not sworn any oath to protect any life, is the ...
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  Drug the government to court instead because the president has a sworn duty to protect the citizens of this country and he is failing the constitutional mandate. the doctors have not sworn any oath to protect any life, is their job so they must be paid and paid well to execute their work. No amount of treat can change that. When the government was paying huge sums of money for judgement debt and Wayome, did anyone cough. Give us a break.

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• Nokware_Asa 12 years ago

  And I can assure you the SC will no be of little help. As Wereko Brobbey put it,the horse has been let out of the barn. The nation-wreckers have been allowed too much time to put their plans into action.
  It is about time Joh ...
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  And I can assure you the SC will no be of little help. As Wereko Brobbey put it,the horse has been let out of the barn. The nation-wreckers have been allowed too much time to put their plans into action.
  It is about time John Mahama`s administration took a page from the playbook of Ronald Reagan and the 'Iron Lady'! Both the US and Great Britain have become the better for it.

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• Bobo 12 years ago

  some of us are now becoming sick and tire of these so called politicians Doctors.When politicians takes leadership positions in these vital professions, this' what happens.They will do everything posible to discredit poliical ...
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  some of us are now becoming sick and tire of these so called politicians Doctors.When politicians takes leadership positions in these vital professions, this' what happens.They will do everything posible to discredit poliical party in government.Please go back to work and stop this nonsense

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• Kwame 12 years ago

  Labour Act 2003, Part XX, Section 172 Enforcement of orders of the Commission states: Where any person fails or refuses to comply with a direction or an order issued by the Commission under this Act the Commission shall make ...
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  Labour Act 2003, Part XX, Section 172 Enforcement of orders of the Commission states: Where any person fails or refuses to comply with a direction or an order issued by the Commission under this Act the Commission shall make an application to the High Court for an order to compel that person to comply with the direction or order. The act did not say the Supreme Court. Thus it seems that the person who wrote this article is telling the untruth.

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