The Non Teaching Staff in Nigeria universities under the aegis of Non-Academic Staff Union of
Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists(NAAT), and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) is advising the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreements it entered with the unions and simply not the MoU it signed with ASUU. A joint statement titled ‘Our stand on the on-going ASUU strike’, was released to journalists by the unions. It read :
Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists(NAAT), and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) is advising the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreements it entered with the unions and simply not the MoU it signed with ASUU. A joint statement titled ‘Our stand on the on-going ASUU strike’, was released to journalists by the unions. It read :
“We sympathise and solidarise with our sister union, ASUU over their long drawn struggle for the welfare of their members. We urged the government to build more confidence in governance, at all times, by respecting agreements it freely enters into with unions. However, we caution that any settlement of the current dispute must take into account the interests of all the university-based unions (NAAT, SSANU, NASU and ASUU). The three Non-Teaching Staff Unions of NAAT, SSANU and NASU are opposed to any extraneous demands by either ASUU or any group in the university which are prejudicial to the welfare of our members. Our stand is that government should jettison the so called ASUU’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and concentrate on full implementation of the 2009 FGN/Unions agreements which border on staff conditions of service and welfare, and increased funding to universities. The MOU being referred to by ASUU is for their selfish end and it is bound to generate more crises in the university sub-sector. The Non-Teaching Staff Unions in
the universities will stoutly resist any attempt to sell the universities to ASUU."
the universities will stoutly resist any attempt to sell the universities to ASUU."
The unions therefore warned of a relay strike action capable of paralysing the university system even for a longer duration if only the ASUU's MoU was honored.
”All university based unions signed agreements in 2009 with the government, it is therefore advised that all contentious issues in all the agreements be settled holistically to avoid a ‘relay race’ in strike actions in the universities. The implementation of any union’s MOU should not come in between
the period of implementation of signed agreements rather, such items in the MOU should wait to be re-negotiated in another agreement(s).” The statement read.
the period of implementation of signed agreements rather, such items in the MOU should wait to be re-negotiated in another agreement(s).” The statement read.
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