CLOGSAG declares nationwide strike over delayed salary structure implementation
6th March 2026
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike, directing all its members within the Civil Service and Local Government Service to stay away from work beginning Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice.
The decision was communicated in a circular dated March 5 and signed by the association’s Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo. The directive was sent to the Head of Civil Service, the Head of Local Government Service, regional secretaries and all members across the country.
“Stay at home until further notice,” the notice stated.
According to CLOGSAG, the strike is in response to government delays in implementing a unique salary structure and improved conditions of service for workers within the civil and local government sectors.
Mr. Bampoe Addo explained that negotiations on the new salary framework began in 2019 and resulted in two Memoranda of Understanding between the association and government representatives. The government initially agreed to implement the structure from January 1, 2023, but later requested an extension to January 1, 2025.
However, the revised deadline also passed without implementation.
“Come January 1, 2025, nothing happened. Promises upon promises, the government has not been able to fulfil its promises,” he said during a press conference on February 19, where he appeared dressed in red to symbolise the association’s frustration.
He added that several letters had been sent to the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission requesting action, but the association had yet to receive a satisfactory response.
“We have finished the negotiation. It is implementation,” he stressed.
CLOGSAG earlier informed the National Labour Commission about its intention to embark on industrial action following a National Executive Council meeting on February 19, giving government nearly three weeks to demonstrate what the association described as “good intentions.”
Ahead of the strike, the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, attempted to intervene. He acknowledged the workers’ concerns and said he had engaged the Finance Minister on the matter, assuring that the government was taking the issue seriously.
The minister appealed to members to reconsider the action and urged them to “believe the promise,” noting that the planned strike had taken the government by surprise.
Despite the appeal, CLOGSAG confirmed in its March 5 circular that the strike would go ahead as planned.
If the industrial action continues for an extended period, it could significantly disrupt public administration nationwide, particularly at district assembly offices where civil and local government staff handle key administrative duties.