Members of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) would on Tuesday begin wearing red bands nationwide in protest against the increases in utility tariffs announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory
Commission.
The members have also notified the Inspector General of Police of their intension to embark on a nation wide demonstration by July 13 if the
government fails to reduce the tariffs.
This was announced when members of the Cape Coast Metro Labour Council met in Cape Coast to educate its members on the actions the leadership of the Union had taken on the tariffs.
Mr Joseph King-Edu, the General Secretary of the Railways Engineers Union, said the Union was not against the increase but the "magnitudes"
should be reduced to meet the demands of low income earners.
He said there would be an Executive Board meeting to discuss issues concerning what plan of action to take next if the government fails to
address their concerns after the demonstration.
Mr King-Edu denied that the TUC was in "bed with the government and that the TUC of Yesterday is not the TUC of today" and explained that
because of the New Labour Law which allows more consultations and dialogue it was difficult for the Union to easily move to the streets.
He said none of the workers in the country consume electricity within the range at which the government had provided subsidy stressing that though there was subsidy very few people would benefit from it.
On the Single Spine Salary Structure, Mr King-Edu said it was on course and that the government was meeting the Fair Wages Commission to see to its implementation on the appointed date.