The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike action, directing all its members within the Civil Service and Local Government Service to stay at home beginning Monday, March 9, 2026, until further notice.

The decision was communicated in a letter dated March 5, 2026, and signed by the association’s Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo.

The directive was addressed to the Head of Civil Service and the Head of Local Government Service in Accra, as well as all regional secretaries and members of the association across the country.

According to the notice, the action follows earlier communication from the National Executive Council (NEC) of CLOGSAG regarding its intention to embark on an industrial action.

“As you are aware, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) on Thursday, 19th February, 2026 gave notice of the intention of its members to proceed on an industrial action,” the letter stated.

CLOGSAG indicated that the issues which led to the strike notice remain unresolved, prompting the association to instruct all staff within the Civil Service and Local Government Service to withdraw their services.

“The issues remain unresolved and as a result, all staff of the Civil Service and Local Government Service are enjoined to stay at home with effect from Monday, 9th March, 2026 until further notice,” the statement added.

The association ended the notice with a call for solidarity among its members as it prepares to carry out the nationwide industrial action.

CLOGSAG is one of the major labour unions representing staff within Ghana’s civil and local government institutions, and its strike action is expected to affect administrative services across the country if the impasse is not resolved.

Meanwhile, the latest strike threat comes barely five days after teh Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives Ghana has urged the government to immediately probe and restore salary arrears it says were removed from its members’ payment vouchers without any payment being made.

In a statement signed by its Convener, Stephen Kwadwo Takyi, the coalition explained that several affected members had their salary arrears validated on the government payroll system each month, although the monies were not paid.

The group noted that during the latest validation in February 2026, the accumulated arrears suddenly disappeared from their payment vouchers.

“We call on the Government of Ghana to act swiftly to investigate this anomaly, restore and pay all unlawfully removed arrears without delay to avoid any action from us,” part of the statement read.

The coalition further stated that when the matter was brought into the public domain, the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department denied the claims.

It, however, maintained that its payroll validators and human resource officers across various health facilities have confirmed that the arrears were cleared from the payment vouchers of the affected nurses and midwives without any corresponding payment.

“Our questions are: who authorized the removal of our legitimately earned arrears and on what legal or administrative basis were these arrears cleared?” the coalition queried in the statement.

This is among several attempts by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) to push for the implementation of its agreed conditions of service after earlier warnings and strike actions over the same concerns.

The association gave the government a two-week ultimatum to enforce the agreed conditions of service for its members between June 16 and June 30, 2025.

The directive followed a crunch meeting between government representatives and the National Executive Council (NEC) of CLOGSAG on Thursday, June 12.

At the meeting, members unanimously demanded the full implementation of a revised salary structure and improved service conditions that had earlier been negotiated with the government.

In a statement issued after the meeting and signed by the Executive Secretary of the association, Isaac Bampoe Addo, CLOGSAG urged the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Rashid Pelpuo, to ensure immediate action on the matter.

“Within two weeks, that is, from Monday, 16th June, 2025 up to 30th June, 2025, CLOGSAG expects a positive response from the government. Failure to initiate implementation, the Association would have no other option than to embark on a nationwide strike,” the statement said.

The association further stressed that the Minister for Labour should ensure the effective implementation of the new salary structure and other agreed conditions of service for its members.

According to CLOGSAG, the conditions are long overdue, warning that any further delays could significantly disrupt public sector operations across the country.

The association has in recent years taken similar actions over the same concerns relating to salaries and service conditions.

On July 3, 2024, CLOGSAG declared a nationwide strike after the government failed to implement a new salary structure that had been agreed upon since January 2023. At the time, the association directed all members to stay away from work indefinitely until the government honoured its commitments.

Another strike followed on November 7, 2024, when the association again withdrew its services after the government failed to finalise the salary structure by October 31, 2024, as previously agreed. CLOGSAG also rejected the government’s proposed January 1, 2025 implementation date, describing it as unrealistic.

During that period, the association accused the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission of acting in bad faith, which led to a complete breakdown in negotiations.

Meanwhile, the latest strike threat comes barely five days after the government reached an agreement with the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association to end their two-week strike over similar concerns relating to conditions of service and allowances.