EKSU Staff Unions Embark On Strike Over Non-Payment of Salaries

<p dir="ltr">The staff of Ekiti State University (<b>EKSU</b>) , Ado-Ekiti, has gone on total strike over non-payment of two months salaries and earned<br> allowances by the management.</p> <p dir="ltr">The decision to embark on the strike action was arrived at a meeting attended by members of the four unions led by their<br> chairmen, Comrade Kolawole Falade (SSANU), Prof Olu Olu (ASUU), Comrade Tope Akanmu (NASU) and Comrade Jola<br> Awogbemi (NAAT).</p> <p dir="ltr">Speaking on behalf of the unions, the SSANU chairman, Kolawole Falade, said that workers in the universities were groaning<br> following non-payment of their salaries due to the state government’s non-payment of<br> subvention to the university since August and vowed not to return to work until their outstanding allowances are paid.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to him, the workers are<br> demanding payment of their salaries for two months, payment of excess work load since 2011 and responsibility allowance for non-teaching staff since 2008.</p> <p dir="ltr">The workers are also agitating that the name of the university be changed back to University of Ado Ekiti which everybody<br> prefers.</p> <p dir="ltr">Source:CampusportalNG</p> <div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-ZTHLqd-DWWiFwTAIGvAh_uNNMiMAMCsFQF42RBMwYbhkj9UiTvZtI1yh7DSuuvB3TuiFhCVUUZ6YC1vgrJ3D6nAVM4H5sIqQp13gmij9Oj83x1T0tDDUzIo40vGOp1RbaH-uzPR-Thg/s1600/IMG_20141106_082842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-ZTHLqd-DWWiFwTAIGvAh_uNNMiMAMCsFQF42RBMwYbhkj9UiTvZtI1yh7DSuuvB3TuiFhCVUUZ6YC1vgrJ3D6nAVM4H5sIqQp13gmij9Oj83x1T0tDDUzIo40vGOp1RbaH-uzPR-Thg/s640/IMG_20141106_082842.JPG" /> </a> </div>

EKSU Staff Unions Embark On Strike Over Non-Payment of Salaries

The staff of Ekiti State University ( EKSU ) , Ado-Ekiti, has gone on total strike over non-payment of two months salaries and earned allow...

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