The Non-Academic Staff Union and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities will on Monday (today) begin a warning strike action.
This was announced by the General-Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, and National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim.
A statement by the duo directed branch chairmen to ensure that the work boycott was “comprehensive and total”.
Part of their grievances inconsistencies in IPPIS payment, non-payment of Earned Allowances, delay in the renegotiation of FGN/NASU and SSANU agreement, non-payment of arrears of national minimum wage and usurpation of the headship of non-teaching Units.
Others are neglect and poor funding of state universities, non-payment of retirement benefits to outgoing members, and non-constitution of visitation panels to universities.
Adeyemi and Ibrahim in their statement on Sunday referred to a letter addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, in which they accused the government of failing to respond to their demands.
The statement reads: “Please refer to our letter with ref. No. JAC/NS/VOL.II/192 dated 16th March 2022 addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment titled: ‘Re: looming industrial action and notice of warning strike.’
“Having waited so long, this is to inform you that the government has not responded nor reacted to our demands as at this moment.
“In view of the nonchalant attitude of the government to our demands, this is to direct our members in all universities and Inter-university centres throughout the country to commence a two-week warning strike by midnight of Sunday, 27th March 2022, in the first instance as earlier conveyed to the Federal Government in our letter.
“Please note that the two weeks warning strike should be comprehensive and total as no concession should be given in any guise.
“Your strict compliance and adherence to this directive is mandatory for all branches of NASU and SSANU in the universities and inter-university centres.”