The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced that its members will embark on a nationwide strike from Monday, March 9, 2026, following what the union describes as the government’s continued failure to implement a new salary structure and conditions of service agreed upon with the association.
The planned industrial action is expected to involve more than 60,000 workers across the country and could disrupt activities within the Civil Service and Local Government Service.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Isaac Bampoe Addo, instructed members of the association to withdraw their services until further notice.
“Stay at home until further notice. This is a notice to all members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana,” he said.
According to him, the decision follows an earlier warning issued by the union’s National Executive Council after attempts to resolve the dispute with the government failed.
“As you are aware, the National Executive Council of CLOGSAG on Thursday, February 19, 2026, gave notice of the intention of its members to proceed on an industrial action. The issues remain unresolved and as a result, all staff of the Civil Service and Local Government Service are enjoined to stay at home with effect from Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice,” he stated.
Mr. Bampoe Addo indicated that the union has grown increasingly frustrated over delays in implementing the salary agreement reached in 2023. He noted that although the issue has been discussed with the government on several occasions, including during the transition period, no concrete progress has been achieved.
“As at now, nothing fruitful has come out. We must make it clear that this issue we are talking about was discussed at the transition team and government is aware,” he said.
He further pointed out that assurances had previously been given by the current Labour Minister during his vetting in Parliament.
“At the vetting of the Minister for Labour, the Minister said he was going to solve the problem,” he added.
The union also criticised a decision by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to apply the salary structure to only a section of workers within the Finance Ministry, a move CLOGSAG says left the majority of civil servants without the agreed benefits.
“In 2023 when we discussed and agreed on the implementation, Ken Ofori-Atta decided to implement it for some staff at the Finance Ministry, leaving the rest of all civil servants in a bad situation, and that is very bad,” he said.
CLOGSAG maintains that the strike will only be suspended if the government fully honours the agreement reached with the union.
“The only thing that can let us rescind this decision is for government to implement the agreement,” Mr. Bampoe Addo stated.
The association says until the salary structure and conditions of service are fully implemented, its members will remain at home, a development that could significantly affect administrative operations across several government institutions.
