The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is scheduled to meet the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to discuss its pending salary review demands as the indefinite strike enters another day.
The meeting follows an invitation from the Labour Ministry, directed by the National Labour Commission, amid ongoing engagements between the association, government officials and the Judicial Service leadership to resolve the dispute.
JUSAG General Secretary Abdulai Yakubu told Citi Eyewitness News on Monday that the association had received some positive responses but had not secured commitments that fully addressed its demands. He said JUSAG had rejected a communication from the Ministry of Finance outlining an approved salary review and payment arrangements because management had not consulted its members before the decision was communicated.
According to Yakubu, the proposed arrangements did not adequately address all the issues raised by the association, prompting members to maintain their industrial action. He added that JUSAG had held discussions with Chief Justice Baffoe‑Bonnie and another Supreme Court judge, who expressed commitment to helping secure government approval for the outstanding demands.
Yakubu praised the Judicial Service leadership for its intervention, saying the engagement had resulted in commitments expected to be acted upon by the close of Monday. He said JUSAG was hopeful that the intervention would yield a positive outcome before its meeting with the Labour Ministry, but stressed that the strike would not be called off solely on assurances that its demands would eventually be addressed.
“We don’t want to hear that our demands will be met. We want to be told how they have been met and when they will be implemented,” he said. JUSAG declared an indefinite strike on Monday, November 2, 2026, over the government’s failure to approve the proposed review of salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff. The association maintains that the industrial action will continue until its demands are addressed.
