The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared a nationwide strike, directing its members within the Civil Service and Local Government Service to stay at home starting Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice.
The directive was contained in a circular dated March 5, 2026, and signed by Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo. The notice was addressed to the Head of Civil Service, the Head of Local Government Service, all regional secretaries, and CLOGSAG members nationwide.
“Stay at home until further notice,” the circular stated.
According to the association, the strike follows years of frustration over the government’s failure to implement a unique salary structure and improved conditions of service for civil and local government staff.
Mr Bampoe Addo explained that discussions on the matter began in 2019 and led to the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between the union and government representatives.
The government initially agreed to implement the proposed salary structure from January 1, 2023. However, it later requested additional time, shifting the implementation date to January 1, 2025. The revised deadline passed without the agreement being carried out.
“Come January 1, 2025, nothing happened. Promises upon promises, the government has not been able to fulfil its promises,” Mr Bampoe Addo said during a press conference on February 19, 2026, where he appeared in red attire to signal the association’s frustration.
He 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 a satisfactory response.
“We have finished the negotiation. It is implementation,” he stressed.
The association had earlier notified the National Labour Commission of its intention to embark on industrial action following a National Executive Council meeting on February 19. According to the union, this gave the government nearly three weeks to demonstrate what Mr Bampoe Addo described as “good intentions” before the strike deadline.
Ahead of the planned strike, the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, attempted to intervene. He acknowledged the concerns raised by the association and said he had engaged the Finance Minister on the matter, stressing that the government takes the issue seriously.
Mr Pelpuo urged CLOGSAG members to reconsider the strike action and “believe the promise,” adding that the announcement had taken the government by surprise.
However, the March 5 circular confirmed that the industrial action would proceed as scheduled.
If sustained, the strike is expected to significantly disrupt public administration across the country, particularly at the district assembly level.
