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The leadership of the Upper Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has urged government to ensure that all agreements reached with various workers� unions, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, as well as rulings by the National Labour Commission (NLC) are respected by all parties. This, it noted, will help address the concerns of workers across the country. The Upper Presbytery made the recommendation in a communiqu� issued at the end of its third Annual Presbytery Conference held at Nalegrigu in the East Mamprusi district of the Northern region. The communiqu� was read by the Chairman of the Upper East Presbytery, Rev Esmond Wasau Nagba in Bolgatanga. According to Rev Wasau Nagba, the leadership of the Upper Presbytery was worried about the various strike actions across the country. They called on government to expedite action to get workers back to work. Explaining further, Rev. Nagba made reference to 1 Timothy 5:18 which states, �You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain and the laborer deserves his wages.� The Upper Presbytery, on the other hand, advised various labour unions to desist from adopting entrenched positions and rather follow due process. �In as much as workers deserve fair wages, workers also have the responsibility to work hard to increase the productivity of their sectors to merit their wages.� Touching on the recent power crisis, the Upper Presbytery said the development had negatively affected industries operating in the country. The Upper Presbytery further called on government to find lasting solution to the energy crisis in the country, stressing that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Volta River Authority (VRA) must find pragmatic ways to ensure efficiency in their operations. The Upper Presbytery Chairman, Rev Nagba however commended government for conducting extension works at the Aboadze Thermal Plant and other electricity projects to boost generation capacity. He also urged members of government�s communication team to desist from misconstruing facts for political expediency.