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There will be no pay during warning strike, Ngige tells ASUP.

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Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to remember the federal government’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy as it continues its 5-day warning strike.

The minister said there’s nothing like “warning strike”, noting that “a strike is a strike”, Daily Trust reports.

Ngige said the warning strike the association had embarked on was subject to the “rules governing strike.”

He appealed to ASUP to suspend the action in the interest of the nation and students of the affected institutions.

“I wish to remind the trade unions that there is nothing like a “Warning Strike” in our National Industrial Relations System (NIRS) – a strike is a strike and is subject to all the rules governing strike in the world of work.

“Accordingly, the provisions of Section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004, will apply regarding the law of “No Work No Pay’’ by workers/employees notwithstanding any other circumstances in any section of the Act.”

The minister further assured the polytechnic lecturers of the government’s commitment to embracing dialogue with ASUP members.

“It is important for trade unions to embrace social dialogue in the pursuit and attainment of the economic and social interests of their members anchored on equity, natural justice and agreed procedures.”

 

Source: The Cable

ASUP Strike: Kaduna polytechnic lecturers pull out of strike.

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The Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, said on Monday that it would not participate in the warning strike ordered by the national executive council of the union.

Aliyu Ibrahim, the ASUP Chairman, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna that the chapter was not part of the decision to embark on the strike and had not received any communication on the matter.

“Ideally, the national executives should have invited all the chairmen of the chapters before arriving at that decision.

“I was not invited to any meeting and have not received any official letter on the planned warning strike,” he said.

Mr. Ibrahim advised student of the polytechnic to be in school, adding that all academic staff would be in class.

NAN report that ASUP President, Usman Dutse, had at a press conference in Abuja on January 25 ordered the suspension of academic and administrative exercise in all public polytechnics across the country between noon of January 30, 2017 and February 6 , 2017 .

According to him , the strike was necessary due to the failure of government to implement the NEEDS Assessment Report of July 2014, meant to address problem of decayed infrastructure in the institutions.

He also listed the non-removal of the entry dichotomy between HND and Degree, poor funding of polytechnics, victimisation of union officials, and non release of check-off dues among others, as reasons for the industrial action.

Mr. Dutse said that the union had issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government on November 14 , 2016, to draw its attention to the issues affecting the sector without any response.

He said that the National Executive Committee of ASUP had given a directive to all public polytechnics to comply with the warning strike directive.

Oyo owes polytechnic lecturers 10-month salary – ASUP

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Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki chapter, have appealed to the Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi to pay their outstanding salaries, running to 10 months.

The chairman of the union, Mr. Muyiwa Olawumi, said that members of the union were suffering financially with some of them being forced to withdraw their children from schools because of their inability to pay their school fees.

He said that the state government decision to reduce subvention to the state-owned tertiary institutions to 25 per cent per month had crippled the financial capacity of the school to pay salaries and complete some developmental project of the school which recently got autonomy to operate as an independent institution.

He said, “Members of the union passionately appeal to Governor Ajimobi led-administration in the state to as a matter of urgency pay all our outstanding salaries and arrears.

“We also call on the state government to adequate fund the young institution and other tertiary institutions in the state.

“We want the governor to release of take-off grant for Oke-Ogun Polytechnic. Our members can no longer afford to pay their children school fees while the sick among us cannot go to the hospital for treatment because there is no money.”

Asked if the union had approached the governor to table its demands, Olawumi said that several options had been exploited to make the government understand the predicament of the staff and the school with no success.

He said the ASUP members could resolve to embark on strike soon. He added that the union had directed members to embark on three days prayer and fasting with the hope that the problem would be solved soonest.

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics Elects New President

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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has elected Mr Usman Dutse of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, as its new president. He succeeds Mr Chibuzo Asomugba.

Dutse was declared winner by the ASUP Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr Precious Nwakodo, at the 13th National Delegate Conference in Bida, Niger on Thursday.

He polled 113 votes to defeat two other candidates, Mr Nda-Umar Idris and Alhaji Abdukaram Ibrahim, who scored 47 and 25 votes, respectively.

The others were Mr Timothy Ogunsheye, Deputy President; Mr Akowe Joel, Assistant Secretary General; Suleiman Usman, Treasurer; and Mr Chris Nkoro, Publicity Secretary.

The Secretary General, Financial Secretary, Internal Auditor and the four zonal coordinators were returned unopposed.

The coordinators were Kabiru Yunusa, zone A; Abdullahi Yelwa, zone B; Olawale Adetunji, zone C; and Nelson Chika, zone D.

198 delegates were accredited to vote and 197 voted.

Delegates to the conference were drawn from 36 states of the federation and the FCT.

 

(NAN)