Polytechnics workers Resume strike across the nation if -----threaten to resume suspended strike: Federal Polytechnic Oko meets by 11 am Chalk Valley hotels Oko
Unless something is done by the
President Goodluck led administration, workers in the nation’s Polytechnics
weekend
threatened to resume their suspended nationwide strike over failure of
Federal Government to implement agreements entered into with the workers
through their unions.
The workers are also aggrieved
following alleged circular from the office of the Minister of Education
suspending the implementation of CONTISS 15 in the Polytechnics contrary to the
agreement entered into between the sector and the government.
On the platform of the Academic
Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
Polytechnics, SSANIP and the Non Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated
Institutions, NASU, in a statement titled, “Breakdown of Industrial Peace looms
in the Polytechnic sector”, they said; “The attention of the unions has been
drawn to a circular FME/S/66/C.2/11/270 dated 26th January, 2015 emanating from
the office of Honourable Minister of Education purported to have suspended the
implementation of CONTISS 15 in Polytechnics without recourse to the spirit and
letters of agreement with the unions in the sector.
“Recall that the unions in the
sector were on strike throughout the preceding year following the refusal of
government to act responsibly and honour agreements signed with the unions. In
deference to the then newly appointed Hon Minister’s plea for time, and
to his strong assurances that the thorny issues would be resolved within three
months, the unions resolved to give the government a benefit of the doubt and
suspended the strike in July 2014.
Polytechnics workers Resume strike across the nation if -----threaten to resume suspended strike: Federal Polytechnic Oko meets by 11 am Chalk Valley hotels Oko
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