Organized
Labour
is
set
to
proceed
with
a
nationwide
strike
today
in
protest
of
the
Social
Security
and
National
Insurance
Trust’s
(SSNIT)
attempt
to
sell
its
60
percent
shares
in
four
hotels.
SSNIT
terminated
the
process
to
sell
the
Hotels
to
Rock
City
Hotel
owned
by
Agriculture
Minister
Bryan
Acheampong
on
Friday
after
Organised
Labour
threatened
to
strike
on
Monday.
The
termination
process
was
announced
after
Rock
City
Hotel
withdrew
its
bid
to
purchase
the
60
per
cent
shares
of
SSNIT
in
the
four
Hotels.
Although
SSNIT
has
now
terminated
the
sale
process,
Organised
Labour
remains
steadfast
in
its
decision
to
proceed
with
the
strike.
In
an
interview
with
Citi
News,
Dr.
Eliasu
Mumuni,
National
Secretary
of
UTAG,
expressed
disappointment,
stating
that
SSNIT
disregarded
their
warnings
and
concerns,
breaching
the
trust
of
the
labour
group.
“When
Organised
Labour
issued
an
ultimatum,
NPRA
stepped
in
and
said
they
were
putting
on
hold
the
transaction.
And
so
Organized
Labour
went
back
quietly
and
just
when
we
were
thinking
that
sleeping
dogs
were
lying,
it
popped
up
that
NPRA
had
given
the
approvals.
“Again,
Monday,
July
15,
has
been
set
as
a
day
for
strike
and
again,
SSNIT
is
coming
out
to
publicly
say
they
have
terminated
the
transaction.
“But
there
is
that
breach
of
trust
and
that
is
why
we
are
saying
that
because
there
is
that
public
press
statement
issued
[announcing
the
termination],
we
as
part
of
the
broader
organised
labour
front
should
not
go
and
sleep.
“We
think
that
it
is
time
we
look
into
the
SSNIT
board
structure
to
have
the
current
members
relieved
of
their
positions
and
bring
new
people
on
board.”
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