Education

UI JAC Extends Warning Strike

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Members of the Joint Action Committee, JAC an umbrella body of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, University of Ibadan chapter has again extended, its two weeks warning strike by two weeks.

The two weeks warning strike which commenced today followed a unanimous decision at a Congress held at the institution in line with the national body of the union.

In an interview, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of University, who is also the JAC chairman, University of Ibadan chapter, Mr Abiodun Omisore, said the decision to extend the warning strike followed the Federal government’s lackadaisical stand to their aspirations and demands.

Mr Omisore said that the Federal government had chosen to impose stiffer sanctions of ‘no work, no pay, adding that such would not deter the union from taking their stand.

The union had on the 28th of March declared two weeks warning strike to press home their demands.

 JAC among other things were demanding for the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement, implementation of the memorandum of understanding, undue usurpation of some positions, failure to pay minimum wage arrears and failure of the government to provide adequate fund to reposition the Nigerian universities to be at par with its counterpart in the developed world.

Rotimi Famakin

Education

JAC, ASUU Strike Cripples Academic Activities in UI

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The industrial action earlier embarked upon by the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the University of Ibadan and the recent strike by the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, has further disrupted academic activities in the institution.

Our correspondent, Rotimi Famakin who was at the University of Ibadan tells us more.

Rotimi Famakin

Education

SSANU, NASU, Continue Indefinite Strike

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Members of the Joint Action Committee comprising Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU at the University of Ibadan, UI, have vowed to continue their strike earlier suspended until their demands are fully met.

The two unions are demanding full payment of January salary of workers at the UI Staff School against 75percent and payment of their arrears from 2016 till date.

Other demands by the workers include payment of six months promotion arrears as well as the payment of pension deduction by the management of the University of Ibadan.

In an interview, president of NASU, UI, Mr. Malachi Etim, and SSANU secretary, Mr. Abiodun Omisore said the management of UI has failed to honour the agreements earlier reached on the payment of the arrears.

The two union leaders said the management of the University of Ibadan and the federal government were both deducting pensions from their salaries since 2004 till date, adding that the institution leaders had failed to refund the pension deducted from their salaries.

Our correspondent who monitored the development said the workers converged at the main gate of the institution and barricaded the dual roads leading to the administrative buildings of the school.

Apart from the main gate that was put under lock, students and other workers had to resort to trekking long distances to get to their destinations.

Rotimi Famakin