Minority Slams Organised Labour Over 9% Salary Deal; Demands Transparency

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned the leadership of Organised Labour for accepting a 9% salary increase for public sector workers in 2027, accusing union leaders of failing to adequately defend the interests of their members during negotiations.

According to the Caucus, the decision to accept a two-year remuneration agreement covering 2027 and 2028 contradicts earlier assurances by labour leaders that they would push for a significant increase in workers’ base pay.

In a press statement issued on Friday, October 30, 2026, the Minority Caucus on the Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions Committee expressed disappointment over the newly signed Multi-Year Public Service Remuneration Agreement, which was finalised on October 28.

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Under the agreement, public sector workers will receive a 9% total remuneration increase in 2027, comprising an 8% base pay adjustment and 1% for conditions of service. The adjustment will rise to 10% in 2028.

According to the Minority, however, the agreement raises serious questions about whose interests were represented at the negotiating table.

The Caucus recalled that only two weeks before the agreement was signed, leaders within Organised Labour had publicly assured workers that they would strongly advocate a significant increase in the 2027 base pay.

It argued that the eventual acceptance of a 9% adjustment, coupled with a two-year framework, had left many workers disappointed.

The Minority cited the 2026 salary negotiations, when union leaders reportedly described the 9% increase agreed in November 2025 as “woefully inadequate” but eventually accepted the arrangement and appealed to agitating workers to remain calm.

It also recalled complaints by some unions that they had been excluded from the negotiations, with others expressing disappointment in both Organised Labour and the government.

The Caucus said feedback from rank-and-file union members across the country suggests widespread dissatisfaction with the latest agreement.

It urged members of Ghana’s labour unions to demand accountability from their leadership and seek explanations regarding the proposals presented during negotiations, the concessions made and the reasons for accepting a two-year deal beginning with a 9% adjustment.

The Minority also questioned the justification for extending the agreement into 2028, arguing that the transition from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) to the Independent Public Emoluments Commission (IPEC) should not be used to restrict workers’ bargaining power.

It maintained that workers deserved transparency in decisions affecting their salaries and conditions of service.

The statement, signed by Mavis Nkansah Boadu, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Committee on Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions and MP for Afigya Sekyere East, called on Organised Labour to publish the proposals it submitted during negotiations and explain the basis for accepting the agreement.

The Minority assured that it stands in solidarity with public sector workers and will continue to challenge what it described as an unfair remuneration framework.