The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) says members will resume their strike from today Thursday, April 21, 2022 over their neutrality allowance.
The strike was suspended in January, 2022 after assurances but the executives say the allowances have since not been paid.
In an April 20, 2022 statement following a NEC meeting held yesterday, CLOGSAG is asking all its members to stay home from today until further notice.
According to them, the strike is over government’s delay in paying the non-implementation of neutrality allowances due its members.
CLOGSAG said it expected the allowance to have been implemented immediately after a meeting with government and an MoU to that effect signed on January 20, 2022, but after more than three months, the allowance was yet to be paid.
“It was noted that the Neutrality Allowance has not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow-ups to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning,” it said in a statement.
“The National Executive Council (NEC) therefore decided that CLOGSAG should embark on an industrial action to press home its demand for the implementation of the MoU,” it added.
CLOGSAG said it has notified the National Labour Commission, the Civil Service Council, Local Government Service Council and other stakeholders of the intended strike, which will continue until the challenge is addressed.
Read CLOGSAG’s statement below:
By Vincent Kubi