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The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) have declared an immediate strike over unresolved concerns regarding their conditions of service, promotions and deprived-area allowances.
The unions announced the decision at a press briefing in Accra on Friday, September 25, 2026, directing all pre-tertiary teachers to withdraw their services and leave the classroom until further notice.
President of PRETAG, King Ali Awudu, said the teachers’ conditions of service expired in June, while attempts to negotiate a new agreement since last year had not produced an outcome.
“You will recall that we have once engaged the media and informed you that our conditions of service have expired since June. All efforts to get a new one negotiated since last year have yielded no fruits,” he said.
The unions also expressed dissatisfaction with a proposed 10% increase in the digital allowance, which currently stands at GH¢800 per year.
Mr Awudu said an agreement to automatically place about 80,000 teachers who sat for aptitude tests in December 2025 and February 2026 on the appropriate salary scale had also not been implemented.
He said the delay persisted despite September salaries already being processed.
Another outstanding issue, according to Mr Awudu, is the deprived-area allowance, which has been under discussion since 2009.
He said a commitment to introduce a 20% allowance for teachers working in deprived areas had yet to be implemented.
The PRETAG President said the unresolved issues had compelled the three unions to direct their members to withdraw their services.
“We are asking all teachers that with immediate effect, as soon as this information goes out, they should put all their tools down, leave the classroom, go home and have a very good rest and wait until they hear from leadership again,” he said.
The strike is expected to affect teaching and learning in pre-tertiary schools across the country until the unions provide further direction.