A photo of nurses embarking on industrial strike action

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has stated that it has not received any official injunction notice from either the court or the National Labour Commission (NLC) regarding its ongoing nationwide strike, despite reports of a court order halting the industrial action.

This comes after the NLC reportedly secured an interlocutory injunction from the Industrial and Labour Division of the High Court in Accra on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, to compel the GRNMA to end its strike.

The Commission declared the strike illegal and sought the court’s intervention to stop the association's continued withdrawal of services.

However, the GRNMA maintains that the strike will proceed until it is formally served with the injunction notice.

The association emphasises that it respects both the NLC and the judiciary but cannot comply with an order it has not officially received.

Speaking in an interview with Citi News on Friday, June 6, 2025, the association’s Public Relations Officer, Joseph Krampah, clarified the position of the GRNMA.

“They [NLC] think they should serve us a letter; we cannot stop them. But what constitutes an illegal strike? When has the Labour Commission ever declared a strike legal? It is only considered illegal when an employer is not notified, and we did inform them. They received the letter,” he said.

He further explained that the GRNMA is committed to upholding a lawful action but cannot act on legal documentation that has not been properly served.

“If you’re declaring the strike illegal and you’re bringing an injunction, that is your job. We respect the court and the NLC very much. But for things we haven’t seen, we cannot act on them. None of our executives have been served any such letter. So, until we officially receive it, aluta continua,” he added.

The strike, which began earlier this week, is in protest of delays in implementing the 2024 Collective Agreement.

Among the grievances are unpaid allowances and delayed postings of nurses and midwives.

The industrial action has caused widespread disruptions to healthcare services across the country.

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