The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, have issued fresh strike notice to the Federal Government over non-implementation of signed agreements.
The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU said it has reviewed the status of the Memorandum of Understanding reached with the Federal Government following its industrial action of January and February 2021.
The President of NAAT, Ibeji Nwokoma explained that each branch of the union would hold congresses between March 15 and16 to discuss the response of the FG to their demands.
He said the university technologists have given the government February 28 to March 14 to implement its demands, adding that the Joint Action Committee comprising SSANU and NASU has put its members on “red alert” over a possible strike.
He added that a two-week warning strike would be declared by NAAT on March 17, 2022, at the expiration of the two-week grace if there was no positive response from the government.
In a statement jointly signed by the General Secretary, NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi and National President of SSANU, Mohammed Ibrahim, the JAC said, “Having waited one whole year for the consummation of the Memorandum of Understanding and despite all peaceful entreaties, we wish to notify all stakeholders in the Nigerian universities and Inter-University Centres and indeed all Nigerians of the possible breakdown of industrial peace in the university system borne out of disrespect for Collective Bargaining Agreements reached with NASU and SSANU by Government.”
Some of the demands of the unions include non–full implementation of the 2009 agreement, alleged refusal to release the enabling circular for the implementation of CONTISS 14 & 15 for Academic Technologists as contained in the MOU of 2017, 2020 and 2021; non-payment of Earned Allowance as agreed in the MoU of 2021 and delay in the renegotiation of 2009 agreement.
