An intended strike by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana scheduled for next week, has been called off as the body awaits the fulfilment of an agreement reached with government.
The association earlier threatened to partially withdraw its services across the country over unpaid allowances from today[Thursday].
According JUSAG, government, through the Labour Ministry, has given them assurances to pay all outstanding allowances by Friday November 6, 2015.
Addressing members of the Association after a meeting with the Labour Minister, the President of JUSSAG, Alex Nartey said they rescinded their decision after government assured them that arrears will soon be settled.
“We had a brief meeting with government through the Labour and Employment Minister. We told them that we are bent on executing our industrial action plan to its logical conclusion and there is no way we are going to compromise the content of our press statement. The Labour Minister made it clear to us that government has heard our call and government has taken action. The word we have received from the Minister of Labour and Employment is that government has responded positively and that by Friday all the outstanding allowances, I mean all, that of our security men, drivers and any other allowances we know have fallen due will hit the account of the judicial service of Ghana and payment will commence with our internal arrangement.”
He, however, indicated that the wearing of red arm bands to signify their frustration and intentions still holds till Friday.
“…Being law abiding people and people who respect authority there is no way we should doubt the word of the Minister which was brought us by government. We however brought us by government. We however gave them a condition that the only alteration we are going to make on our action plan is to extend the wearing of armed bands till tomorrow and Friday. This time the red bands we are wearing or more bigger and wider than those that have been in from Monday up till today.”
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