Members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG) have started voting on various campuses to decide whether or not to endorse the decision to strike in line with the body’s constitution.
Voting has already ended at the University for Development Studies (UDS) which recorded 311 members vote.
86. 5 per cent agreed with the motion that UTAG should declare an industrial action while 13. 5 percent disagreed.
President of UTAG, Prof Mamudu Akurugu is confident all campuses would vote to endorse the decision to go on strike.
He added that the voting will be completed by Tuesday, October 8.
“In the case of UTAG, our constitution mandates that individuals have to vote for the declaration of an industrial action and we have started that process already. We have faith in our members who asked us to join organised labour, and we are sure that the overwhelming majority of our members will vote for the industrial action to be declared."
Voting is still underway on other campuses.
Meanwhile, the leadership of organized labour remains firm on its decision to proceed with a nationwide strike on Thursday, October 10 unless their demands are met.
The group is calling for a state of emergency declaration to protect water bodies and rivers, a temporary ban on small-scale mining, and the revocation of L.I 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves.
President Akufo-Addo met with labour leaders, requesting more time to address these demands although indications are that it agreed to withdraw the L.I. that permits mining in forest reserves.
Currently, organized labour is meeting at the TUC conference room in Accra to decide the next course of action
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