The Ghana Railway Workers Union has served notice that it will from next week withdraw its passenger services from Accra to Tema and Accra to Nsawam.
This, the union said, is as a result of the failure on the part of government to pay their two months salaries.
In a National Executive Committee resolution passed and jointly signed by the General Secretary and Chairman of the Railways Workers Union, “NEC, therefore, resolve that if by December 18, 2015 the Railway company does not honour its pay obligation in full including December pay, Railway workers shall withdraw their services in running of passenger services from Accra to Tema and Accra to Nsawam.”
The union also called for the immediate dissolution of the Board of Directors for the Ghana Railway Company Limited following what the NEC described as a “failure on the part of the board to execute its functions.”
“NEC therefore calls for the immediate dissolution of the board and a new one instituted for effective policy formulation for the company. We also call on the Ministry of Transport to take necessary steps to review ACT 779 Railway Act in respect of ownership of Ghana Railway Company Limited assets.”
The resolution stated; the NEC entreats the Government of Ghana to as a matter of urgency, revamp the sector “especially the much talked about Western Rail Line for effective transport of goods and persons across the country.”
