SSANU's strike paralyses activities at LASU
(Nigeria) The strike by the Senior Staff Association of
Universities, SSANU, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo Chapter, on Tuesday
paralysed activities at the institution.
Mr Saheed Oseni, Chairman, SSANU, LASU Chapter, told News
Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that its members had fully complied with the strike
directive by staying off duty.
The union had
declared a total and indefinite strike, effective May 26, after the expiration
of a 7-day ultimatum issued the institution’s management on May 16.
The union had earlier gone on strike in September 2013 and
suspended it on January13, after the government pledged to meet its demands.
It resumed its strike following the failure of the
government to keep its promise.
SSANU had demanded the implementation of the 2011/2012 staff
promotion, which it said was pending due to the ``No Vacancy, No Promotion”
policy of the management.
It also demanded the implementation of the 65-year
retirement age for its members; and the reversal of the hike in school fees.
Oseni said the union would continue the strike until all its
demands were met.
He said the union’s monitoring team led by the chairman, had
gone round the university’s offices to ensure that none of its members was
working.
``All our members complied fully with the strike because it
was a unanimous decision and none of them was found working in any of the
offices,” he said.
Oseni urged the management not to coax any of its members to
work, as the union would do everything possible to resist it.
``Management must recognise that we are on strike, and
should not force any of our members to work, because it prohibits the law
guiding the union,” he said.
The unionist charged members not to be intimidated or
coerced to work, as any member found working would be sanctioned accordingly.
Meanwhile, Mr Kayode Sutton, the Public Relations Officer of
the institution, said that a management meeting was ongoing, to resolve the
lingering issues.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities chapter in the
university is also on strike, an action they started on May 20.
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