The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) will attend a government meeting on Monday, November 2, to discuss its indefinite strike, but says negotiations will not mean giving up the demands behind the industrial action.
JUSAG General Secretary Abdulai Yakubu said the Association remained willing to resolve the dispute through dialogue and would honour the invitation from the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.
He argued, however, that the meeting had been arranged too late and that the concerns raised by JUSAG had still not been addressed.
“We are open to every avenue for resolution. The meeting is coming on, and we will attend. But the demands have not been met, and the meeting should have been called a long time ago,” he told Citi FM in an interview on October 30, 2026.
Mr Yakubu said JUSAG members would comply with the invitation because they were law-abiding citizens, but warned that participating in the talks should not be regarded as a willingness to withdraw their demands.
“As law-abiding citizens, we would honour the invitation, but we are not ready to compromise on the demands that we have put across,” he added.
Strike over 2026 salary review
JUSAG has declared an indefinite strike effective Monday, November 2, 2026, because the government has not approved the 2026 salary review for Judicial Service staff.
A statement dated October 30, 2026, and signed by Mr Yakubu for and on behalf of the National Executive Council instructed all Judicial Service staff not to report for work from Monday until the Association’s demands are met.
The industrial action follows months of unsuccessful attempts to secure the review, with JUSAG saying it has been pursuing the matter since December 2025.
The Association says the requested review is required under Article 149 of the 1992 Constitution and the Judicial Service (Terms and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2026 (C.I. 141).
According to JUSAG, Regulation 25 of C.I. 141 provides for the annual review of staff salaries.
The Association submitted its proposal to the Judicial Council in December 2025. JUSAG said the Council completed its work and forwarded its advice to the President for a decision, but approval from the Office of the President had not been received.
Although the planned meeting with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations is intended to address the dispute, JUSAG has maintained that its position remains unchanged unless its demands are met.