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Executives of Communication Workers Union in GNA take office

By GNA
Social News Executives of Communication Workers Union in GNA take office
FEB 5, 2016 LISTEN

Accra, Feb 4, GNA - The executives of Ghana News Agency (GNA) Division of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been inducted into office to steer the affairs of the local Union for the next four years.

The seven-member executives are: Mr Henry Adomako Oduro, Chairman, Patrick Dela Cofie, Vice Chairman, Mrs Beatrice Asamani Savage, Second Vice Chairman, Mr Felix Attukwei Quaye, Secretary, Mrs Dzifa Azumah, Deputy Secretary, Mr William Ezah, Treasurer/First Trustee and Nana Kodjo Jehu-Appiah, Second Trustee.

Mr Oduro, in his inaugural address, pledged that the team would work with every one of goodwill and responsibility to ensure that the Agency took its rightful place in the media world.

'The financial situation we find ourselves in today require tremendous efforts by all stakeholders of the GNA to improve our well-being, work environment, and productivity,' he stated.

Mr Rex Annan, the Director of Administration of the GNA, who chaired the function pledged the Management's cooperation with the Union towards the common good of the Agency.

Mr Victor Mario Coleman, the National Chairman of CWU, said labour unions existed as social partners to assist managements to run their organisations to ensure productivity and the wellbeing of staff.

He urged the GNA Management to use dialogue to address issues of contention between them and the Union, saying the mother union would always assist to create to ensure peace and unity should that become necessary.

Mr Henry Dela Ayivor, the General Secretary of CWU, urged the newly-inducted executives to create a cordial atmosphere between them and the management.

He explained that labour unions existed to protect and promote the rights of workers; saying, research shows that in organisations where there is a congenial atmosphere between the management and workers, there is high productivity.

The executives were inducted into office by Mr Enoch M. Antwi, the first National Vice Chairman of the CWU.

GNA

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