JAC Issues 3-week Ultimatum To Fed Poly Nasarawa Management

[Shola Sholaz]

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has given a three-week ultimatum to the management of the institution to address lingering staff welfare issues or face an indefinite strike.
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The Chairman of the union, Mrs Benedicta Njoku, who gave the threat on Thursday said: "The joint union has given the management of this institution three weeks ultimatum to pay 2014 staff arrears.
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"We are also calling for the payment of various staff claims, implementation of 2015 staff promotion, among others, failure of which we will embark on indefinite strike," she said.
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She said that payment of outstanding staff claims and implementation of 2015 staff promotion, among others, would improve the living condition of the workers, boost their morale and enhance productivity.
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JAC comprised the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU).
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Njoku said that the union had several meetings with the management on the union's demands, but lamented that the efforts remained fruitless, hence the warning for the ultimatum.
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Reacting to the development, Dr Hassan Sani, the Deputy Rector of the polytechnic, said that efforts were on to address the union's demands to sustain prevailing peace in the institution.
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He assured the staff of the management's resolve to improve their working conditions.