[ 2016-07-21 ]

CLOGSAG strike threat: Gov’t urges restraint from union
Government has urged the members of the Civil and
Local Government Staff Association of Ghana
(CLOGSAG) to exercise restraint as it works to
resolve their grievances.

CLOGSAG yesterday [Wednesday] served notice of a
nationwide strike on July 27 following
government’s failure to pay them their market
premium.

The Employment and Labour Relations Minister,
Haruna Iddrisu called for calm, assuring CLOGSAG
that government was doing its best meet its
concerns.

“Let me assure you that government is doing
everything to maintain the serenity of the
industrial atmosphere in the country and to
maintain industrial peace and harmony even whilst
we address the concerns of the two major
categories of workers in the country.”

Mr. Iddrisu further noted that CLOGSAG have
petitioned his Ministry and the Fair Wages and
Salaries Commission and the “matter has been
referred to the Grievances Committee of the board
of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.”

“The subcommittee which is looking at market
premiums relative to all categories of workers in
the country will engage CLOSSAG in the course of
this week and submit a report to me for onward
submission for government’s considerations,”
the minister stated.

The union has said it willfully carry out it
threats of a nationwide strike if government did
not pay their market premiums by July 27.

CLOGSAG earlier threatened to embark on a strike
over the non-payment of the market premium. It
protested government’s payment of interim
premiums to other category of workers, but failure
to extend the payments to its members.

Source - citifmonline.com

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