Nationwide Varsity Strike Starts On Monday

By Editor

Universities across the country are to shut down from next Monday as non-academic workers in the schools under the auspices of the Joint Action Congress, JAC commence a five-day warning strike to draw attention to their demands.

The two unions the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, it was gathered while acting under the auspices of the Joint Action Congress(JAC), have vowed to commence a one-week warning strike from Monday.

The strike action follows a 14-day ultimatum given the Federal Government to meet their demands.

The unions had in a letter signed by the chairman of JAC, Samson Ugwoke asked the administration to resolve outstanding issues including 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.

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