Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has urged managements and leadership of Unions to study the Labour laws, especially Act 651, to avoid unnecessary Management-Union confrontations at the work place.
Mr Asamoah said this when he addressed newly admitted students of Labour Studies at the Labour College in Accra.
He said the arbitrary application of some rules without regard to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the Labour Laws have resulted in persistent misunderstanding between Unions and Management in some establishments, and urged them to dialogue to arrive at amicable solutions when there are disputes.
The Secretary-General said the prevailing economic, political and social transformation emerging all over the world has brought challenges to the Labour Movements and, therefore, urged the students to "come out with
new strategies and programmes to keep pace with the changing times".
Mr A.K. Yanney, Principal of the College, said the programme which was started 10 years ago in affiliation with the University of Cape Coast, is to train Union leaders and people in Management position to first understand that they are partners in leadership where ideas should be freely shared for the common good of their organisations and workers.
He said the College had introduced Diploma and Degree courses in Labour Studies to upgrade the capacity of union leaders.