By Nadia Ntiamoah
The major teacher unions have issued an urgent notice to the government over what they describe as failure to fully implement an agreement on the 2025 promotion placement of teachers and payment of related salary arrears.
The unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-Ghana) — say government has failed to meet a commitment to automatically place all teachers affected by the 2025 promotion exercise and settle their outstanding arrears by the end of September 2026.
In a statement dated Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the unions said the 2025 promotion placement and associated arrears had still not been fully effected.
According to the teacher unions, the situation amounts to a failure to honour an agreement reached with government, under which all affected teachers were expected to be automatically placed by the close of September 2026.
The unions said the development has created renewed frustration among teachers across the country, particularly because the promotion issue forms part of a wider list of unresolved concerns affecting members of the teaching profession.
They warned that the failure to address the outstanding matters could further heighten tension within the teaching service.
Unions Raise Other Outstanding Issues
Apart from promotion placements and arrears, the unions cited the renewal of the Collective Agreement as another major outstanding issue requiring urgent attention.
They also raised concerns over the payment of the Deprived Area Allowance, among other matters affecting teachers.
The unions said the unresolved issues had generated anger among their members and warned that their leadership could no longer guarantee that teachers would remain restrained if the concerns were not addressed.
September 24 Deadline
The three teacher unions have given government until midday on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to address the outstanding issues.
They said that if the matters are not resolved by the deadline, they would no longer be able to restrain teachers from taking further action.
The unions stressed that their warning was “not a threat but a promise”, placing responsibility on the relevant duty bearers for whatever developments may follow if the concerns remain unresolved.
The statement was signed by Thomas T. Musah, General Secretary of GNAT; Jacob Anaba, President of NAGRAT; and King Ali Awudu, President of PRETAG.
