More than twenty-seven thousand Public Service workers have embarked on an indefinite strike over government's refusal to pay their respective institution specific allowances.The workers maintain the denial of the allowance is financially constraining them.The striking institutions which include, the Electoral Commission, National Commission for Civic Education, the Ghana Meteorological Services Department, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana News Agency, Ghana Revenue Authority and Ghana Standard Authority, Ghana AIDS Commission, Ghana Airports Company and Audit Service of Ghana, are demanding the allowance in two folds; Government support services allowance and public services administration and equity allowance.Series of engagement by the union leadership with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission acting as government negotiator, did not yield the expected result.On Monday, the news team visited some of the striking institutions.
At the country's election management body, the Electoral Commission, the strike took full effect as all supporting staff and senior members of the union at the Commission stayed away from work.Private security guards and janitors were however the major workforce on the premises at the time of the news team's visit.
Members of the public who walked in to engage the Commission were turned away.
The security at the premises is secured.The effect of the strike is also felt at the Ghana News Agency.