Unless the government complies with our demands, we will not end the strike – JUSAG

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says its strike continues today [May 29] unabated despite appeals to suspend the industrial action.

JUSAG embarked last week, on May 25, on an indefinite strike to demand the approval of a new and improved salary structure for its members for 2023 and 2024.

According to the group, all efforts to get the government to approve the new salary structure have fallen on deaf ears.

The strike has since negatively affected justice delivery across the country.

All appeals by the Judicial Service to have the striking workers back at work have not yielded positive results.

Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of JUSAG, Abdullai Yakubu, said the association is hoping to make headway regarding their demands.

He indicated that though the association is scheduled to meet with the management of the Judicial Service, the strike remains in full force until its demands are met.

“Our strike is still in force today. We will be meeting with our management and having other meetings that will be geared towards meeting our demands. However, until those meetings take place and we know what the meetings are bringing on board in terms of meeting our demands, the strike remains in force, and since the meetings are going to happen in the course of the day, the strike still remains in force”.

Mr. Abdulai sympathised with the public but also pleaded with Ghanaians to bear with the association in having their demands resolved.

“We understand the plight that Ghanaians will have to go through because of the strike, and we say that they should also understand the difficulties that the government has had to put us through. They should hold on; we will let the public know as and when we call off the strike.”