We’ll not return until our demands are met — TEWU tells NLC

The Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has rejected calls by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to suspend its ongoing strike.

TEWU declared an indefinite nationwide strike on Friday, September 19, 2025, in protest against what it describes as the government’s undue delay in signing its conditions of service.

The union has also accused the government of neglecting the welfare of non-teaching staff in the education sector.

Addressing journalists on Tuesday, September 23, the National Chairperson of TEWU, Salamatu Mahamah Braimah, insisted that members will not return to work until their demands are met.

“Until we conclude and sign the conditions of service, we will not come to class. The NLC themselves know that we went by the rules, and this is never illegal. We have given them the chronology of events. So why is NLC writing to us?” she said.

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