By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Workers in Oyo State will from Wednesday January 24, 2018, begin a 3-day strike in solidarity with workers of the six tertiary institutions in the state who are currently on an indefinite strike over non-payment of their salary arrears.
New Nigerian gathered that the solidarity strike was arrived at during Monday’s meeting of the Oyo State Executive Councils (SECs) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) which was affirmed on Tuesday by the workers after their meeting at the NLC secretariat, Yidi, Agodi Gate, Ibadan.
The workers alleged Oyo State Government of being insensitive with its failure to pay the over 17-month salary arrears owed the tertiary institutions’ workers and 56-month pension owed retired primary school teachers.
According to a statement issued after the meeting, the strike billed to start on Wednesday will end on Friday, stating, “the unions have resolved to embark of 3-days warning from tomorrow- Wednesday to Friday to press home their demands immediately after the expiration of 7-days ultimatum given to the state government to resolve the issues lapses on 23rd, Tuesday, January,2018.”
The unions also at the meeting demanded “reinstatement of the 256 sacked staffs of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.
Stoppage of 25% payment of salary to tertiary institutions workers in the last two years and payment of 15 months arrears. Removal of embargo placed on promotion since 2010. Pension and gratuity of retired primary schools teachers running to over 50-months.
