{"id":248186,"date":"2024-11-08T17:09:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/08\/court-orders-clogsag-to-call-off-strike\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:09:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:09:17","slug":"court-orders-clogsag-to-call-off-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/08\/court-orders-clogsag-to-call-off-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Court orders CLOGSAG to call off strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The High Court in Accra has directed the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to call off its strike action.<\/p>\n<p>CLOGSAG announced a nationwide strike effective November 7, due to the government\u2019s delay in finalizing a new salary structure.<\/p>\n<p>CLOGSAG had previously announced its intention to proceed on strike in a statement dated October 22, anticipating that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) would miss the October 31 deadline to finalize the new salary structure.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was likely motivated by the government\u2019s failure to implement the proposed salary structure, despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being reached one and a half years prior.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement, issued on Monday, November 4, CLOGSAG\u2019s Executive Secretary, Isaac Bampoe Addo, now considers the January 1, 2025 implementation date unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>But the National Labour Commission (NLC) has obtained an injunction against the strike.<\/p>\n<p>The court order signed by Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson noted that \u201cUPON READING the affidavit of OFOSU ASAMOAH of House No. C199 Norley Afia Street Nmai -Djorn, Accra, the Executive Secretary for the Applicant herein filed on 7th day of November, 2024 in support of Motion Ex-Parte for an order for Interlocutory Injunction:<\/p>\n<p>AND UPON HEARING the submission of ALEXANDER OWUSU JUNIOR ESQ., Counsel for and on behalf of the Applicant herein:<\/p>\n<p>IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Respondent, their Executives Officers, Members, Agents, Servants, Employees and other Persons are restrained from further continuation of their strike action from 7th November, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the Respondent by itself, its Executives, Officers, Members, Agents, Servants, Employees and other Persons are to comply with the directives of the National Labour Commission dated 6th November, 2024 and call off the industrial action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0<em>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Court in Accra has directed the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to call off its strike action. CLOGSAG announced a nationwide strike effective November 7, due to the government\u2019s delay in finalizing a new salary structure. CLOGSAG had previously announced its intention to proceed on strike in a statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Court orders CLOGSAG to call off strike - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/08\/court-orders-clogsag-to-call-off-strike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Court orders CLOGSAG to call off strike - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The High Court in Accra has directed the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to call off its strike action. 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