When dialogue fails and strikes speak: Is industrial action the only language government understands?
Ghana appears to be gradually developing a troubling culture in which workers must threaten to withdraw their services before their grievances receive the attention they deserve. Negotiated agreements are reached, assurances are given, deadlines are announced, and expectations are raised. Yet, in too many instances, implementation becomes another prolonged struggle. Eventually, patience wears thin, trust deteriorates, and industrial action becomes the final instrument through which workers seek to enforce their rights. This raises a fundamental question that deserves national reflection: Has industrial action become the only language successive governments in Ghana understand?