SSANU, NASU Strike: Federal Govt. Threatens to Stop Salaries of Striking Staff Members
Prior to the decision of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) to embark on an indefinite strike, the Federal Government has threatened to stop the salaries of the university workers.
See Also: SSANU, NASU Commences on Indefinite Strike Action
LEFT: SSANU logo, RIGHT: NASU logo |
Ngige accused the union
of embarking on strike after it requested for an adjournment during the period
of dialogue. He argued that the actions of the unions were against the status
quo, and threatened that the federal government may be forced to invoke Section
43 of the Trade Dispute Act 2004 and the International Labour Organisation
(ILO) statutes, which permits it to stop the salaries of workers when they are
on strike.
In response to the
threat, the General Secretary of NASU, Peter Adeyemi said;
“How do you explain that
you gave N40 billion to a sector and N10 billion was given to three unions. You
cannot beat us and tell us not to cry."
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