The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) will on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, start a nation-wide strike to demand the payment of their interim premium.
According to CLOGSAG, the government has denied them their inclusion in the payment of the interim premium while other public sector workers continue to enjoy it.
The term "interim Premium" was given to all the new allowances created during the implementation of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP) pending the approval of market premium. Â This took place after the government issued a white paper on guidelines on implementation but members of CLOGSAG have been excluded from the payment of the interim premium.
Announcing the strike action at a press conference in Tamale on Tuesday, the National 3rd Trustee of CLOGSAG, Mr Ernest Tagoe directed all members in the Northern Region to comply with the strike action and stay away from the office until their demands were met.Â
He said when the health and the educational sectors embarked on a strike the government quickly addressed their grievances but the CLOGSAG which constituted the majority of government workers with its contributions being used to pay government officials and other developmental projects were not taken seriously when they demanded for their rights hence the declaration of the nation-wide strike action.Â
Mr Tagoe expressed worry about a statement made by the Fair Wages and Salary Commission that in determining the skills that qualify for a market premium, the sub-committee focused on the health and education sectors as this formed the priority areas of government.