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The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has confirmed that its nationwide strike will begin on Monday, March 9, 2026, despite a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC) ordering the union to call it off.
The strike follows prolonged delays in implementing a new salary structure and improving conditions of service for civil and local government staff. CLOGSAG has repeatedly raised concerns over the government’s failure to honour agreements dating back to 2019, including two memoranda of understanding that remain unimplemented. The new salary structure was initially scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025.
The NLC ordered CLOGSAG to rescind the strike, citing violations of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). Sections 159 and 160 of the Act require that any party intending to take strike action must provide seven days’ notice to the other party and the commission.
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The NLC said the union did not meet these requirements, making the strike illegal. The Commission has summoned representatives of CLOGSAG and relevant government authorities to appear before it on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 2:00 pm. The NLC emphasised its commitment to peaceful and harmonious industrial relations and urged both parties to resolve their disputes amicably.
Despite the NLC’s warning, CLOGSAG remains firm on taking industrial action to press the government to address its long-standing demands.
Edmund Acquaye, Public Relations Officer of CLOGSAG, in an interview on the Channel One Newsroom indicated that “the strike is in full effect”.
He added, “I am entreating all our members wherever they find themselves, right from the ministries down to the MMDCEs, all agencies that our members find themselves in, that come Monday, 9th March, 2026, they should all stay at home and not go to work. We are pressing home and demanding what belongs to us as civil servants.”
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