After less than 12 working hours of strike, the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG), has called off the action following assurances from government to tackle their concerns.
This comes after the national executives of JUSSAG, earlier on Friday, met with the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, to review the strike over poor salaries and unpaid allowances.
The meeting, according to Citi News sources, followed another on held on Thursday with the Labour Minister, Haruna Iddrisu. JUSSAG embarked on the industrial action citing government’s failure to implement a new salary structure approved by the Judicial Council many months ago.
But speaking on Citi Eyewitness News, Alex Nartey, confirmed that his union has called off the strike after reaching a deal with government to meet up again on Monday, April 4, to build further consensus. “I can confirm that we have reached a deal with government and we have shown commitment to each other and that Monday we are going to have fruitful engagement on the way forward.”
No need remaining on strike after assurances JUSSAG says there is no point remaining on strike following government’s assurances and the subsequent meeting scheduled for Monday. “Following our meeting with the Labour Minister and the commitment government has shown to us and the fact that the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana is not just interested in strikes, we have called off the industrial action and we are restoring our rank and file to post on Monday.”
“Prior to the declaration of the strike, all attempts to get government for the way forward had proved futile so if government after our declaration has shown commitment and we have agreed on a specific day to meet, then it serves no purpose for us to remain on strike,”
Mr. Nartey explained further. Mr. Nartey stressed that members of his union are not opposed to going back to work because they are hopeful government will fulfill their end of the bargain. “My people are not opposed to us going back to work. They were only expecting government to engage us for closure to the agitations and so they are with us; and they are hopeful that government will walk the talk and fulfill its part of the engagement.”
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