Salary implementation: Yobe Varsity non-teaching staff threaten strike

The non-teaching staff unions at Yobe State University have threatened industrial action over the alleged non-implementation of a new salary agreement. These unions contend that teaching staff have already received similar pay raises. Comrade Ibrahim Liman, Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) YSU Branch and chair of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) representing these unions, expressed disappointment at what he deemed as unequal treatment between teaching and non-teaching staff.

He noted that while teaching staff had already been compensated, non-teaching staff were still awaiting their adjustments. Liman emphasized that the two unions had concluded plans to take industrial action if their demands were not met, expressing frustration over what he described as an unfair disparity in treatment of university employees.

He underscored the crucial role non-teaching staff play in the university's administration and daily operations, stressing that equal treatment of all university staff was essential. The JAC chairman called for immediate resolution to the issue, warning that failure to address the matter could lead to disruptions in the university's administrative and technical services.

As of the time of filing this report, attempts to reach the university management for comment were unsuccessful.