Taraba state-owned tertiary institutions workers declare strike action
Workers of Taraba State-owned tertiary institutions under the Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State (JACTI) have declared a two-week warning strike to press home their demands to the Taraba State Government. The workers said the strike action became the only option as the state government failed to meet their demands despite the […]
The Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State (JACTI) has declared a two-week warning strike by workers of state-owned tertiary institutions. They aim to address their demands to the Taraba State Government. This strike action comes after the 14-day strike ultimatum issued by the union, which has now passed over a month ago without any resolution.
JACTI Chairman Misa N. Gaji and Secretary Abdulkarim Z. Dangana announced the warning strike at a meeting in Jalingo on Thursday. The committee comprises five tertiary institutions in the state and has been engaged in dialogue with the state government for four months over the implementation of CATA/CONTA and EAA for its members.
Contested issues include unauthorized staff salary deductions without issuance, un-notified deductions for Health Insurance Scheme without enrollment, failure to implement yearly increments and step movements over ten years, withholding of union dues and multipurpose savings, and the non-implementation of the N70,000 transport relief for public servants.
The committee views the government's silence as a deliberate attempt to frustrate their efforts and cause hardship to its members. If the state government does not act within the two-week warning strike period, it warns that they may consider an indefinite strike action in accordance with labor laws.
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