The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has publicly stated that it has not yet received any official injunction notice from the courts or the National Labour Commission (NLC) regarding its ongoing strike.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News on Friday, June 6, 2025, a GRNMA representative clarified the association’s position amidst mounting pressure to halt their industrial action.
“They think that they should serve us a letter; we can’t prevent them, but what constitutes an illegal strike? When in Ghana has the Labour Commission said that this strike is legal?
“It is only illegal when they don’t inform your office about the intended strike, and we did—you had the letter,” the spokesperson said.
This statement comes a day after the NLC successfully secured an interlocutory injunction from the High Court’s Industrial and Labour Division in Accra on June 5, 2025.
The injunction was issued after the NLC declared the strike illegal due to the disruptions it has caused in healthcare services nationwide.
Addressing the injunction, the GRNMA representative maintained, “If you are declaring it as illegal or whatever and you are bringing injunction, that is your job to do, and we respect the court and the NLC very much.
“We are law-abiding people. But just that things that we have not seen, we cannot act on them. I am saying that we haven’t received any letter. None of the executives have been served any letter about that. So till we know that, aluta continua.”
The phrase “aluta continua,” meaning “the struggle continues,” has long been a rallying cry for labor movements and social justice struggles across Africa, reflecting GRNMA’s firm stance to persist with their strike until their grievances are addressed.
The strike, which began over the delayed implementation of the 2024 Collective Agreement, highlights critical issues such as unpaid allowances and the slow processing of postings for nurses and midwives. These delays have severely impacted healthcare delivery across Ghana, affecting patients nationwide.
While the NLC and the courts move to enforce the injunction, GRNMA’s insistence on official communication before halting their action underscores the complex dynamics between labor unions and regulatory bodies.
