Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) launched an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday, March 9, 2026, to press home their long-standing demand for the implementation of agreed conditions of service.
The industrial action is expected to disrupt administrative operations in various ministries, departments, agencies, and local government offices across the country, where CLOGSAG members make up a substantial portion of the workforce.
According to the association’s leadership, the strike became unavoidable after repeated engagements with the government failed to produce any meaningful progress on the implementation of the negotiated conditions of service.
The decision to proceed comes despite a clear directive from the National Labour Commission, which ordered CLOGSAG to suspend the planned action and return to negotiations. The association’s leadership has instructed members to ignore the directive, arguing that the government, as their employer, has shown no serious commitment to addressing their grievances.
CLOGSAG officials say the prolonged delay has left members deeply frustrated, with many feeling their welfare and working conditions have been consistently sidelined.
Speaking to Citi News shortly before the strike commenced, CLOGSAG’s Public Relations Officer, Edmund Aquaye, confirmed that no official communication had been received from the government since the strike notice was issued last week.
“Since last Thursday that we gave the announcement for the strike, the National Assembly Council of CLOGSAG has still not heard anything from our employer and for that matter, our strike is still on,” he said. “We are entreating all CLOGSAG members, wherever they are, not to go to work on March 9. We are dealing with our employer and we expect that our employer should be communicating with us.”
The strike notice was served last week, giving the government ample time to respond, but the association maintains that silence from the employer left them with no alternative but to withdraw services.
Public sector workers under CLOGSAG play critical roles in policy implementation, record-keeping, and administrative support across government institutions. The indefinite nature of the action raises concerns about potential service delivery bottlenecks in the coming days.
As the strike takes effect, attention now turns to whether renewed dialogue or intervention from the National Labour Commission can bring both sides back to the negotiating table and avert prolonged disruption to public administration.
