The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, November 2, if the government fails to approve and pay its members’ reviewed salaries and allowances for 2026.
In a notice dated October 23, 2026, and addressed to the National Labour Commission, JUSAG said the government must approve the Judicial Council’s recommendations on the 2026 salary review by the end of October and pay the revised salaries in November, together with arrears from January to October.
The association said the decision to declare a strike followed prolonged delays in concluding the salary review process, despite repeated appeals to the Judicial Council, Judicial Service management and the government.
According to JUSAG, the Judicial Council has completed its work on the review and submitted its recommendations to the President for determination in accordance with Article 149 of the 1992 Constitution and the Judicial Service (Terms and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025 (C.I. 141).
The association said it first wrote to the Judicial Council on January 19, 2026, to expedite the process, before sending another reminder on September 10. It also cited appeals made at its 2nd Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference in Tamale in August, the 45th AMJG Conference in Accra in September, and the Chief Justice’s Staff Durbar in Tamale, also in September.
JUSAG expressed frustration that the appeals had yielded assurances but no concrete action towards approving the recommendations and paying the revised salaries. The association further complained that other public sector workers had received their reviewed salaries for 2026 in January, while Judicial Service staff remained without their revised pay as the year entered its tenth month.
It said the delay had heightened tension and dampened staff morale, particularly as organised labour had already begun negotiations on the base pay for 2027. JUSAG acknowledged the potential consequences of industrial action for justice delivery and national security, saying it had repeatedly urged its members to exercise restraint while efforts were made to resolve the matter.
However, the association said its members’ patience had been exhausted, prompting its National Executive Council to set October 31 as the deadline for approval of the salary review.
“The NEC of JUSAG has further resolved that, if the demands are not met by Sunday, 1st November, 2026, JUSAG shall declare an indefinite strike commencing on Monday, 2nd November, 2026, and the strike shall remain in force until the demands are met,” the notice, signed by JUSAG General Secretary Abdulai Yakubu, stated.
