CLOGSAG calls off strike over non implementation of new salary structure
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called off the strike it declared over the non implementation of the new salary structure.
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CLOGSAG on July 3, 2024 declared a nationwide strike over what the association said was the non implementation of the new salary structure by the government.
But in a communique dated July 12, 2024, signed by Isaac Bampoe Addo, the Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG and addressed to all regional secretaries, it was explained that the strike has been called off with immediate effect.
It followed the government's commitment to start implementing the new salary structure from January 2025.
It said the government represented by the Office of the Senior Presidential Adviser, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on one hand, and the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) on the other hand met on Friday July 12, 2024 on the issue.
"The Parties showed commitment towards the resolution of pertinent issues relating to the salary structure for the Staff of the Civil Service and the Local Government Service.
"The Government acknowledged and committed itself to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on the 19th January, 2022, and gave an assurance that the process for finalization of the Salary Structure would be completed by 31st October, 2024 and implemented with effect from 1st January, 2025," the communique stated.
On the basis of that, it said CLOGSAG has agreed to call off the strike with immediate effect.
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Below is a copy of a statement issued by Isaac Bampoe-Addo on the calling off of the strike
The Government of Ghana represented by the Office of the Senior Presidential Adviser, the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) and Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on one hand, and the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) on the other hand met on 12th July, 2024.
The Parties showed commitment towards the resolution of pertinent issues relating to the salary structure for the Staff of the Civil Service and the Local Government Service.
The Government acknowledged and committed itself to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on the 19th January, 2022, and gave an assurance that the process for finalization of the Salary Structure would be completed by 31st October, 2024 and implemented with effect from 1st January, 2025.
On the basis of the above, CLOGSAG agreed to call off the strike with immediate effect.
Consequently, the strike in relation to the salary structure is hereby called off.