We will prevent JUSSAG strike - Minister

The Labour and Employment Minister, Ignatius Baffour has hinted that government will hold a crunch meeting with the leadership of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) to resolve issues regarding allowances of its members.

JUSSAG has given government up the end of April to clear all outstanding arrears or they will embark on an industrial strike action.

But the Minister says the stakeholders meeting will ensure that issues regarding the payment of allowances are addressed amicably.

“I have said that all the stakeholders involved in this particular issue be brought to a round table discussion on Tuesday.The letter itself was not addressed to us as a Ministry.

It was addressed to the Chief Justice and we were copied but that notwithstanding we still think that it will be important to invite all the stakeholders to see how best the issue can be solved amicably.”

A letter signed by Alex Nartey, President of JUSSAG said “The leadership of JUSSAG has been under severe pressure as a result of the failure to release funds for the payment of the above named allowances.

Respectfully , it will be recounted that staff of the Judicial Service were assured of the implementation of the consolidated salaries with effect that once the consolidated salaries are paid, the protracted payment of benefits and allowances due staff will be a thing of the past.’’