NLC brands labour union strikes as 'unnecessary', 'unlawful'

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah, has branded the ongoing strike by labour unions in the educational sector, as “unjustified” “unnecessary” and “unlawful”.

According to him, the union have gone ahead to declare strike when their grievances are being resolved.

He said labour was misusing strikes as a tool to get their issues addressed.

“There was an agreement between the parties involved. You leave the commission and go and declare a strike, and all others have also joined. You have put something across, and you have agreed, why go on strike when your issues have been resolved? Why do you want to be on strike when those issues that have not been resolved are being resolved by your good self?

“It’s quite an unfortunate situation. It’s like, at the moment, the strike is becoming a tool that is being misused. I failed to find the legs on which they were standing to declare the strike and close all universities. As if they just want to close it for fun. Their strike is unmeritorious, it’s needless,” he was quoted by citinewrsoom.com.

Ofosu Asamoah said the actions by the labour unions as ‘wrong’ and unlawful.’

“As the Executive Secretary of the NLC, with my experience, knowledge, and everything of the law, I think this is an unlawful [strike],” he insisted.

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