ASUU Embarks On Indefinite Strike

Allowing the outcome of the referendum
meeting held Sunday afternoon in Abuja by
the union leaders, the Academic staff Union of
Universities has declared an indefinite strike
from Monday 14th August 2017. This the
Union leader says is to persuade the Federal
government to meet their demands. This came
after several branches of the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) have voted
overwhelmingly for members in both federal
and state universities to embark on an
indefinite strike to press home the
implementation of their demands.
ASUU branches nationwide on Friday held a
referendum in line with an earlier directive by
the National Executive Council (NEC) to vote
whether the strike will be indefinite strike, one
month strike, one week warning and no strike.
The meeting of ASUU NEC is currently ongoing
at the union’s secretariat at Abuja to deliberate
on the outcome of the referendum conducted by
the branches.
Feelers from the NEC meeting indicate that
several of the branches including the University
of Lagos (UNILAG),Lagos State University (LASU) and university of ibadan (UI) voted for an
indefinite industrial action.
One of ASUU Zonal Coordinators told our
Correspondent that his zone voted
overwhelmingly for strike and that the outcome
of the referendum conducted on Friday will be
collated to enable the union take a position.
Among issues in contention includes, federal
government breach of the 2009 FG/ASUU
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed
agreement on financing grant to state
universities, conditions of service, non
implementation of Earned Academic Allowance
(EAA) and re -negotiation of the agreement.
Other outstanding issues are non provision of
revitalization funds to public universities, non
release of NUPEMCO operational licence,
payment of half salaries to members and
government owing universities outstanding
N880 billion in intervention fund.