The National Service Authority (NSA) has directed all National Service Personnel posted to institutions affected by the strike by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to continue reporting to work, stating that the personnel are not part of the labour dispute.
The directive was issued in a statement dated Thursday, March 11, 2026, and signed by the Director-General of the NSA, Mrs Ruth Dela Seddoh.
Mrs Seddoh stated that National Service Personnel were not members of CLOGSAG and were therefore not covered by the industrial action.
“National Service Personnel are not members of CLOGSAG and therefore not covered by the strike action. All NSP serving in institutions under CLOGSAG are required to continue reporting to their respective places of posting and carry out their assigned duties as expected,” the statement said.
The strike by CLOGSAG has led to the withdrawal of services by thousands of civil servants and local government workers, slowing administrative work in several public institutions across the country.
Many government offices, including district assemblies, ministries and agencies, have been affected, leaving members of the public unable to access some services.
The NSA acknowledged that the strike had disrupted work in some institutions where service personnel were posted. Management stated that the situation did not apply to National Service Personnel, who operate under a different national mandate.
CLOGSAG began the strike on Monday, March 9, 2026, after issuing notice on March 5 over what the association described as the government’s failure to implement a revised salary structure and improved conditions of service.
Discussions on the matter date back to 2019 and led to the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between the association and government representatives, which CLOGSAG says have not been implemented.
At the Asokwa Municipal Assembly, for example, offices remained closed while red banners were displayed at the premises. Residents who arrived to access services such as tax payments and planning permits were turned away.
The National Labour Commission later invited both parties to a hearing on March 11, 2026, but the leadership of CLOGSAG did not attend the meeting. The Commission has rescheduled the hearing to March 18.
The NSA urged affected service personnel to continue performing their duties at their places of posting.
The situation places many National Service Personnel, most of whom are recent graduates in their first year of formal employment, in a difficult position as they continue working in offices where supervising staff have withdrawn their services.
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress, Mr Joshua Ansah, told Joy News that the union had not endorsed the strike.
According to him, the Congress had not received full details about the reasons for the action.
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has also appealed to CLOGSAG to suspend the strike and return to discussions.
He said the demand for a revised salary structure was understandable, but added that the financial implications were substantial and could influence demands from other public sector unions.
As of the time of publication, the strike was still in force.
