The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike effective March 9, 2026, citing government’s failure to implement a negotiated unique salary structure and agreed conditions of service.
Isaac Bampoe Addo, Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, made the announcement at a press conference in Accra following a meeting of the Association’s National Executive Council (NEC).
CLOGSAG represents staff within Ghana’s Civil Service and Local Government Service.
Addo said the industrial action would proceed unless government demonstrated “good intentions” toward implementing the agreement before the stated date.
He explained that negotiations over the unique salary structure and related conditions began in 2019 and resulted in the signing of two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the Association and government.
According to him, government initially agreed to implement the salary structure effective January 1, 2023. However, it later requested additional time, leading to a revised implementation date of January 1, 2025.
“Come January 1, 2025, nothing happened. Promises upon promises, government has not been able to fulfil its promises,” he said.
He indicated that the Association had issued multiple reminders to the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, but had yet to receive a satisfactory response.
“We have finished the negotiation. It is implementation,” he said, stressing that CLOGSAG was not singling out any particular minister but holding government accountable for agreements it had formally signed.
Addo further disclosed that the Association had officially notified the National Labour Commission of its intended strike action in line with legal requirements.
He warned that if government failed to honour its commitments, members across the Civil Service and Local Government Service would withdraw their services and stay at home beginning March 9.
The strike threat adds pressure on government to resolve the long-standing dispute and avert disruptions in public sector operations nationwide.
