The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has issued an ultimatum to the government regarding their long-awaited implementation of a unique salary structure and improved conditions of service for its members.
This follows an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) held yesterday, Thursday, June 12, 2025, amidst mounting pressure from its members.
CLOGSAG has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the delay in implementing the new remuneration package, citing several correspondences and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on the subject.
The Association referenced letters dated December 20, 2024, and May 6, 2025, both addressed to the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, highlighting their persistent calls for action.
The NEC’s resolution, communicated to the Honourable Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, emphasises the urgent need for effective implementation of the new salary structure and other conditions of service.
CLOGSAG has therefore given the government a two-week window, from Monday, June 16, 2025, to Monday, June 30, 2025, to provide a positive response concerning the implementation.
The Association explicitly stated that “failure to initiate implementation, the Association would have no other option than to embark on a nationwide strike.”
This development signals a potential period of industrial unrest if the government fails to meet CLOGSAG’s demands within the stipulated timeframe.
In March, 2025, the Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Rashid Pelpuo, called on the leadership of the CLOGSAG to call off its strike and come for dialogue.
According to the Minister, their continuous strike has impacted negatively on government businesses.
“I have had discussions with the leadership and I have told them about the need not to be on strike, but to start by doing the talking. At the moment, I am having discussions with the presidency, I am trying to understand the two ways and what they can do and ask the president representative to communicate his thinking and his idea as what he can do for them.
“I believe that CLOGSAG appreciates the situation we are in now. As a new government it is important that we don’t start by having problems with them. CLOGSAG understands the broad dimension of what is happening, they would want to go along with the President, but they have raised these issues to the effect that the man is a politically exposed person. The Head of Civil Service, who they believe he is also in that category, but I am just thinking they should call off and come to some conclusions,” he said.
