The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared a nationwide strike, directing all its members across the Civil Service and Local Government Service to stay at home with effect from Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice.

The declaration, signed by Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo and dated March 5, 2026, was addressed to the Head of Civil Service, the Head of Local Government Service, all Regional Secretaries, and all CLOGSAG members nationwide.”Stay at home until further notice,” the circular stated.

The strike is the culmination of years of frustration over the government’s failure to implement a unique salary structure and improved conditions of service for civil and local government workers.

According to Mr Addo, negotiations on the matter date as far back as 2019 and resulted in the signing of two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with government representatives.

The government initially agreed to implement the structure from January 1, 2023, but later requested more time, revising the date to January 1, 2025. That second deadline also passed without action.

“Come January 1, 2025, nothing happened. Promises upon promises, the government has not been able to fulfil its promises,” Mr Addo said at a press conference on February 19, 2026, appearing in red attire to signal the association’s frustration and resolve.

Mr Addo added that CLOGSAG had sent several reminders to both the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, but had not received an appropriate response.

“We have finished the negotiation. It is implementation,” he stressed.

The association had formally notified the National Labour Commission of its intended industrial action following the NEC meeting on February 19, giving the government nearly three weeks to show, in Mr Addo’s words, “good intentions” before the strike deadline.

The Labour Minister stepped in ahead of the deadline, but his intervention appeared to fall short.

Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo acknowledged the association’s frustrations, saying he had discussed the matter with the Finance Minister and that the government takes the issue seriously.

He urged CLOGSAG to “believe the promise” and called on members not to go on strike, adding that the action had “taken the government by surprise.”

CLOGSAG was unmoved. The March 5 circular confirmed the strike would proceed as planned.The strike, if sustained, threatens to disrupt public administration across the country, particularly at the district assembly level.Source: Myjoyonline