The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has announced its intention to commence an indefinite nationwide industrial strike action starting Monday, January 19, 2026, in protest of unpaid salary arrears.
Judicial service employees across the country will participate in the strike, which will significantly impact court operations.
The Association has formally notified the National Labour Commission, citing the state’s failure to meet its financial obligations as the reason for the industrial action.
The situation has become untenable for its members, according to JUSAG.
Additionally, the Association is demanding a 10% base pay increase for 2025, which was approved by the President for all public sector workers, including judicial staff, effective January 1, 2025.
However, while other sectors received the adjustment promptly, JUSAG members only began receiving the increased pay in September 2025, with a government assurance that arrears for January to August would be settled by the end of the 2025 fiscal year.
Despite numerous engagements and a written follow-up in December 2025, management provided written assurance on December 16, 2025, that the arrears would be paid that month, but no payment has been made.
“The festive month of December was one of the most difficult moments for staff who were very expectant… only to be met with shock and disappointment,” the letter stated.
The Association admonished judicial staff, “critical to the maintenance of law, order, and stability,” to note that they have resolved to embark on the strike “until our demand for payment of the eight months’ salary arrears… is fully met.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
