ASUP Commences Indefinite Strike

The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) commenced a Nationwide strike today.

The National President, Usman Dutse, in a statement on Tuesday, said the strike follows the failure of the federal government to implement the 2009 and 2017 agreements reached with the union.

“We are commencing our strike tomorrow (today) as scheduled. Everything is set and there is no going back.

“There is an invitation for a meeting on December 17, but we will still commence our strike on Wednesday.

“I don’t know what will happen at the meeting or what they have decided, but until we meet with them, we cannot predict. I don’t know what they plan to present until we meet with them,” Dutse said.

Dutse made it clear that the strike would be comprehensive and total, until its demands are adequately addressed.

He said the 10 -points demands by the union include: implementation of need assessment report of 2014, as agreed with the minister at the meeting of October 2017.

“lack of seriousness in the renegotiation in the union’s 2010 agreement; non-release of arrears of CONTISS 15 migration for the lower cadre; non-release of arrears of promotions and shortfalls in personnel releases as well as non-payment of allowances.

“Other agitations are non-payment of salaries in many state-owned polytechnics, non-payment of union check off dues, pension deductions and other statutory deductions from staff salaries to the appropriate bodies, continue victimization of union officers,” Dutse added.