The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) has called off its two-week old strike which it embarked upon to force government to address the poor conditions of service of its members.
The President of JUSSAG, Alex Nartey, announced this at a press conference on Wednesday June 1, indicating that the association had reached a consensus with government on the implementation of their consolidated salaries.
JUSSAG has been on strike since May 20 over what members have described as the failure of the government to implement a recommendation by the Judicial Council for their salaries and allowances to be consolidated.
Following the suspension of the strike, Mr Nartey has instructed staff to resume work immediately as the body finalises processes with government.
“We are here to appeal to you that it has become necessary for all members of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana and workers of the Judicial Service that they resume work immediately while we see to the implementation of the processes,” he stated.
Mr Nartey thanked the members of the association for their commitment to the industrial action which lasted about two weeks.
He encouraged stakeholders to learn from what happened so that their grievances are not taken for granted whenever they raise any concerns regarding the welfare of staff.
He said there were many challenges faced by the service including a lack of avenues for promotion and other welfare issues and used the opportunity to appeal to the Judicial Service secretary to make sure that “promotions that are long overdue are resolved”.
