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university workers comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, under
the auspices of the Joint Action Congress(JAC), have vowed to commence a
one-week warning strike from Monday.
A letter signed by the chairman of JAC, Samson Ugwoke and issued
on Friday, said the warning strike was aimed at pushing the Federal Government
to meet their demands.
According to the unions, the contending issues include payment of
earned allowances, University Staff Schools matter, renegotiation of 2019
FGN/Unions agreement among others.
“At the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum, Sunday 18 August 2019,
without a positive response from the Federal Government of Nigeria, members
shall proceed on a 5-day warning strike in all Branches from Monday 19th to
Friday 23rd August 2019.
“You are, therefore, directed to properly mobilize our members for
this action. All defaulting branches shall be sanctioned accordingly. Please be
guided,” the letter reads.
The Non-Academic staff Union of Universities had earlier planned
for a nationwide protest on July 15 ahead of an indefinite strike over the
failure of the federal government to implement its agreements with them.
Meanwhile, Joint Action
Congress(JAC), University of Jos branch, had given
the Federal Government a two-day ultimatum within which to meet
their demands or face a five-day warning strike.
Mrs Esther Ezeama, the chairperson of the union, gave the
ultimatum during a news conference on Thursday in Jos.
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