General News of Monday, 16 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The NLC and UTAG faced off in court today• NLC had secured an injunction over UTAG's strike action• The High Court wants the parties to settle the case out of courtThe National Labour Commission (NLC) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have been advised by the High Court’s Labour Division, 1, to consider an out-of-court industrial action settlement. The NLC dragged UTAG to court over claims that it had embarked on an illegal strike. Last Friday, the NLC secured an injunction from the court to stop the association’s strike action but not even that has stopped the teacher union from discontinuing their action. UTAG has maintained that the NLC has been operating in bad faith in serving as an arbiter in the impasse between them. UTAG wants the government to restore the conditions of service agreed upon in 2012, arguing that, that arrangement was a far better one compared to what they currently enjoy.

Source: GhanaWeb August 16, 2021 15:45 UTC