The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced that its nationwide strike will continue despite attempts by authorities to intervene in the dispute over the implementation of a separate salary structure for its members.
The association said the decision was reached after its National Executive Council reviewed recent developments surrounding the industrial action, which began on March 9, 2026.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Isaac Bampoe Addo, said the leadership of the union had carefully assessed the situation before deciding to maintain the strike.
“The National Executive Council of CLOGSAG reviewed all interventions that had been made in relation to the strike action embarked on by CLOGSAG from March 9. After deliberations, it was unanimously decided that the strike action should continue unabated,” he said.
The union’s decision comes in the wake of a meeting convened by the National Labour Commission (NLC) on March 11 to address the dispute between the association and government.
However, CLOGSAG officials were absent from the meeting, a situation the association attributed to the lack of formal communication regarding the engagement.
Mr Bampoe Addo criticised the manner in which the meeting was conducted, suggesting that the commission should have ensured that all parties were properly notified before proceeding.
“You invite us to a meeting, and one party is not around and then you go ahead and make decisions. That is not natural justice,” he said, adding that the association had not received any official notice about the proceedings.
The National Labour Commission has since rescheduled the meeting to March 18 in an attempt to resume discussions and resolve the impasse.
CLOGSAG, however, says it is still waiting for formal written communication from the government regarding earlier engagements held this week on the matter.
“We have requested government that all the discussions we have had should be put into writing. We are yet to receive that,” Mr Bampoe Addo noted.
The association has been demanding the full implementation of a memorandum of understanding that provides for a distinct salary structure for its members within the civil and local government services.
Responding to questions about the agreement, Mr Bampoe Addo said the arrangement had been discussed during the political transition process and should therefore be honoured by the current administration.
He added that aspects of the salary structure had already been applied in certain institutions, including the Ministry of Finance, where some staff are reportedly benefiting from the scheme.
“If we are all civil servants and some are enjoying the structure while others are not, should we not complain?” he asked.
CLOGSAG leaders argue that the strike action is necessary to safeguard the welfare of their members, stressing that salary structures also influence retirement benefits and pension entitlements.
For now, the association says its members will remain off duty across the country until the concerns raised are addressed by the government.
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