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Lecturers of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, begin strike over owed salaries
The rector, said despite the role polytechnics play in producing "productive and qualitative" graduates, they are not being accorded the ...
ASUP downed tools on Tuesday to protest unpaid salary backlogs, unfulfilled agreements and alleged victimisation of members.
The lecturers were protesting the alleged refusal of the institution management to meet their demands.
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) alleged that the stipulated rules for appointing a new provost were not followed
Mr Alhassan takes over from Shatima Saidu, who has served his tenure.
The teachers have been on strike since December 12.
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The 21 day ultimatum started on October 2.
The union says it is not anticipating salary deductions, but salary increment.
ASUP suspended its 15-day nationwide indefinite strike on November 29, 2017.
The union says it has confidence in negotiators mediating in the crisis.
The strike by the polytechnic lecturers lasted 15 days.
The Nigeria polytechnic lecturers began the nationwide strike November 13
ASUP said the government has again failed to honour an agreement.
“Our union is constrained to lament that our sector is on the verge of collapse.”
A spokesperson gave reasons for the suspension of the strike.
Some of the unions are so powerful that they can hold the government to ransom.
The lecturers say they are ready for dialogue with the federal government.
The cut-off mark for admission into polytechnics and colleges of education was fixed at 100.
The move is to forestall further crisis in the education sector
Some lecturers in the polytechnics are of the habit of diverting the intervention from TETFUND, ASUP said.
“For about a year now, we have been receiving a fraction of our salary due to a cut from the ...
ASUP announced a one week warning strike that commenced on Monday.
ASUP wants better treatment for lecturers and students of polytechnics.