Strike Terribly Affects LUTH

Healthcare services at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Thursday remained paralysed, as the strike by the Joint House Unionsm and Associations (JHUA) of the hospital entered its 11th day.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JHUA comprises the Medical and Health Workers Union (MWHUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research and Allied Institutes (SSAUTHRAI).
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Other associations involved in the strike are the Non- Academic Staff Union (NASU) and National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM).
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The health workers have come together under the aegis of JHUA, to enable them to address common problems and demand for better welfare.
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Mr Kehinde Adegoke, the Chairman, SSAUTHRAI, LUTH chapter, told NAN that the hospital management had failed to meet many of the demands of the group.
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“We have given various notices, and we have had meetings with promise upon promise being made but they have all remained in the realm of promises.
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“One of our problems is the issue of overtime; the chief executive had said that he was not approving any more overtime.
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“Meanwhile, workers had already done three months without being paid.
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“Some people got one month, some got two, some got three, because the director of staff administration stopped collecting overtime schedules,” he said.
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Adegoke said that other grievances include nonpayment of salary increment, refusal to promote officers, and lack of promotion for certain members of staff who met the requirements.