BREAKING: Polytechnic Workers Begin 3-Day Strike, Details Emerge
- The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) has declared a three-day warning strike
- The National Secretary of the Union, Nura Gaya, explained that the strike was because they had been marginalised or denied their deserved career progression
- Gaya disclosed that the warning strike will commence from midnight of Wednesday, January 22, 2025, through Friday, January 24, 2025
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FCT, Abuja - The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) has announced the plan to embark on a three-day warning strike across the nation.
The union said the strike is due to a threat to the career progression of its members.
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The National Secretary of the Union, Nura Gaya, said the strike will commence from midnight of Wednesday, January 22, 2025, through Friday, January 24, 2025, at the first instance, The Punch reports.
As reported by The Punch, the letter was sent to the Ministry of Labour alongside the National Board for Technical Education and the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
The statement partially read:
“This action has become imperative to further emphasise our position concerning the ongoing plot by certain stakeholders to unjustly deprive non-teaching staff of polytechnics and similar institutions of their rightful progression to the peak of their careers on CONTEDISS 15 on the ongoing redrafting of the Polytechnic Schemes of Service."
The statement further reads:
“Regrettably, our previous engagements with relevant authorities have yielded little to no tangible results, and the current machinations against non-teaching staff represent a direct affront to these efforts.
The union said the strike is a warning to underscore the seriousness of its grievances and unwavering commitment to ensure that non-teaching staff are not marginalised or denied their deserved career progression.
The union, however, noted that it remains open to constructive dialogue with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government.
The polytechnics workers said they hope that this matter will be resolved amicably to avert further disruptions in the Polytechnic system.
“We implore your office to take urgent and decisive steps to address this issue and forestall any further escalation.”
Legit.ng recalls that lecturers at the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State embarked on an indefinite strike.
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) gave the order following the non-implementation of promotion arrears, and unpaid academic allowances.
The ASUP Chairman, Comrade Agada Franklin, who disclosed this in a communique, added that the decision was taken at an emergency congress.
ASUP joins ASUU, declares 2-week warning strike
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) commenced a 2-week warning strike, from Monday, May 16, 2022.
The union called on the relevant stakeholders to engage the government to address its demands within two weeks to avoid an indefinite strike.
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions were also on strike during that period.
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