Labour Unions in research and
allied institutions across the country have commenced a nationwide
strike from today (Monday) over an alleged failure of the Federal
Government to implement an agreement it made with them since 2009.
The workers under the aegis of the Joint Research and
Allied Institutions Sector Unions (JORAISU) said in a statement that
the strike would be “indefinite and total.”
JORAISU comprises of the Academic Staff Union of
Research Institutions, Academic Staff Union of College of Agriculture,
Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and
the Senior Staff Union of Research, Development and Associated
Institutions of Nigeria.
The unions said a letter had been written to the
Inspector-General of Police to inform him of their plan to picket the
affected institutions in protest, “so that the management of the various
institutions will not instigate law enforcement agents against them”
they warned.
A copy of the letter to the Inspector General of
Police, dated August 8, 2012, which was made available to journalists,
stated that the picketing was “in line with the Trade Unions Act, CAP T
14a Part V.
JORAISU demands include the backdated implementation
of CONRAISS effective from July 1, 2009 and the withdrawal of the
circular on non-skipping and retirement age of 65 years.
The union also demanded other peculiar allowances and funding for the research institutes.
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