Health Workers Finally Call Off Strike

[Shola Sholaz]

HEALTH Workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU, yesterday called off the industrial action they embarked upon six days ago.
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JOHESU suspended the strike late Tuesday night after a meeting which lasted more than 12 hours conveyed by the Minster of labour and productivity, Chief Emake Wogu.
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However, the union said that the suspension of the strike was to give the government a two week window to implement a new agreement by the duo.
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JOHESU like the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU which is currently on strike had downed tools due to what they described as the ministry of health's refusal to implement an agreement reached between government and health workers in 2009.
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The union was demanding among others, the non- skipping of Salary Consolidated Health Salary Structure CONHESS 10, implementation of National Health Bill, Consultancy and Specialist Allowances and Call/Shift Duty and other professional allowances.

[Folami David]

Thank God is all I can say.
It won't have been a good thing if the strike continued.
Great one!

[Shola Sholaz]

This is something Nigerians were praying for so we just have to praise God it was finally called off. Health is nothing to toy with....