[ 2014-10-01 ]

AG's Department Threatens Strike
The Attorney General's Department (AG) in Kumasi,
the Ashanti regional capital, is contemplating on
embarking on an industrial action, starting
October 1, this year, over unpaid allowances due
them.

A credible source at the AG's Department in
Kumasi, who spoke to the paper on condition of
anonymity, said the AG's Department staff in the
region have not been paid their clothing, fuel and
leave allowances for the past two years.

He said the worrying aspect of the situation was
the fact that their colleagues at the AG's
Department in Accra are however enjoying from the
package which is part of the AG's Department
staff's remuneration.

An aggrieved staff from the AG Department told the
DAILY GUIDE , 'My colleagues and I have on
countless occasions drawn the attention of the
necessary quarters including the Attorney General
about our predicaments but nobody seems to care.'

He said their peaceful approach to resolve the
matter amicably seemed not to be working;
therefore, they have decided to lay down their
tools, starting October, to drum home their
grievances.

The source said the unpaid allowances were having
adverse effects on the staff of the AG's
Department in the region so they would take the
necessary action to resolve the matter 'and I
think strike is the right option.'

He said they have sent letters demanding their
unpaid allowances to the Ministry of Finance, AG's
Department, Solicitor General and Controller and
Accountant Generals Departments but to no avail.

The source, who sounded aggrieved, said their
letters of demand was sent to the above mentioned
bodies in July 'but sadly they did not even write
back to tell us they have received our letters.'

He said a month ago, they sent a petition to the
AG's Department in Accra to again draw their
attention to the fact that 'our allowances have
not been paid for two years, but nobody responded
to our petition.'

According to him, just on Monday, they (the Kumasi
staff) had credible information that their
colleagues in Accra, who had been receiving the
allowance, were also paid their fuel allowance for
10 months.

He said the AG's staff in the region are not being
treated fairly so they would lay down their tools
and would only return to work after the allowance
due them is fully paid.

Source - Daily Guide

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