INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS’ UNION OF THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS vs. BANK OF GHANA [2004]DLHC984

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS’ UNION OF THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS vs. BANK O... [2004]DLHC984

Date	2004-05-17
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2004]DLHC984

CECILIA SOWAH J

ALBERT ADAARE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

NUTIFAFA KUENYEHIA FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2004]DLHC984
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color:#00B0F0">INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS’ UNION OF THE TRADES UNION
CONGRESS<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">BANK OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[2003-2005]
1 GLR 37<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALBERT
ADAARE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NUTIFAFA
KUENYEHIA FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

CECILIA
SOWAH J<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Cecilia Sowah J.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 9 July 2003 the plaintiff instituted an
action against the defendant. On the amended writ of summons and the statement
of claim, the plaintiff’s claim is for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(1). “A declaration that by the
provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, 1965 (Act 299) the defendants are
enjoined to negotiate any rationalisation package for the employees of the Bank
of Ghana specified in their collective bargaining certificate issued to them by
the registrar of trades union. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2). An order compelling the management
of the Bank of Ghana, the defendant herein to, in consultation with the
Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress, convene
the joint negotiation committee to negotiate the package for the members of the
Bank of Ghana branch of the Industrial &amp; Commercial Workers Union (ICU) of
the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in respect of the rationalisation exercise
about to be or being embarked upon by the Bank of Ghana. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(3). An order of perpetual
injunction to restrain the defendant by itself, its servants or agents or
otherwise however from carrying out the impending rationalisation exercise
unless and until they have convened a meeting of the joint negotiating
committee of the Bank of Ghana to negotiate with the plaintiff-union the rationalisation
package for the members of the Bank of Ghana (branch) of the Industrial &amp;
Commercial Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress.”<o:p></o:p>The
essential facts of the case are not very much in dispute. They are as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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