Workers of Plateau State University Bokkos under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities have protested non payment of earned allowaonces and other entitlements.
The workers who came out in their numbers, carried placards with various inscriptions, such as pay us our minimum wage arrears, where is our hazard allowances?, mainstream our hazard allowance at N30,000 earned allowance is a right, not a previledge.
The branch Chairman of SSANU, Mr Rimdap Timnan,said that they have four issues that necessitated the action which include payment of 15,000 hazard allowance instead of 30,000,non payment of arrears of earned allowances and minimum wage owed members, illegal withholding of checkoff dues for 32 months and non payment of salares for being two months.
Timnan expressed regret that the state government has not shown commitment to the regular payment of subvention to the university.
According to him, the association had on July 2, 2021 gave the management a 21-day ultimatum to meet their demands or face Industrial action, but noted that they didn’t go on strike due to the intervention of the Governing Council.
Timnan said if these grievances are not addressed by Wednesday, they will hold a congress to determine by secret ballot if they should proceed on strike or not.
COV/ Josiah Buzun