NASU, others threaten strike over non-implementation of agreements

The unions at a press conference it called decrying the “long delay by the federal government to implement fully the agreements it signed with the unions in the research and allied institutions in January 2011” said government must step up or be held responsible for a shutdown of the system.General Secretary of NASU Comrade Peters […]

The unions at a press conference it called decrying the “long delay by the federal government to implement fully the agreements it signed with the unions in the research and allied institutions in January 2011” said government must step up or be held responsible for a shutdown of the system.
General Secretary of NASU Comrade Peters Adeyemi, who addressed reporters, said the issues on which government is reneging include “nonpayment of outstanding 12 months’ arrears of Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure, CONRAISS, non-implementation of the retirement age of 65 years and the demand for the withdrawal of circular on non-skipping of CONTISS 10.”
Other unresolved issues include “payment of Peculiar/Earned Allowance, establishment of a central body for the effective coordination of research activities in the research institutes to be known as National Research Institute Commission (NARICOM) and increased funding for research institutes.”
Comrade Adeyemi called on the federal government to honour an interim report of a presidential committee and “pay the 12 months” salary arrears on CONRAISS and “stop paying lip service to the issues.
“Inasmuch as the leadership of the three unions would have loved to remain calm, the very restive workers we lead are already losing patience on the matter.
“We want to emphasise that the leadership remains open and committed to further dialogue on the issues, so as to sustain industrial peace and harmony in the research and allied institutions,” he added.