Taraba State: Tertiary Institution Workers Declare 2-Week Warning Strike

Workers of Taraba State-owned tertiary institutions under the Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State (JACTI) have declared a two-week warning strike to press home their demands to the Taraba State Government. The workers said the strike action became the only option as the state government failed to meet their demands despite the 14-day strike ultimatum issued earlier by the union to the state government, which elapsed over a month ago. Chairman of JACTI, Misa N. Gaji, alongside the Secretary, Abdulkarim Z. Dangana, announced the warning strike shortly after a meeting they held in Jalingo on Thursday. According to the Joint Action Committee for Taraba State-owned Tertiary Institutions, which comprises five tertiary institutions in the state, the decision followed over four months of dialogue with the state government for the implementation of CATA/CONTA and EAA for its members, without a positive result. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn The committee further stated that the issues in contention include indiscriminate deduction of staff salaries for ID cards and APER forms without issuance, un-notified deduction for Health Insurance Scheme without enrollment, non-implementation of yearly increments and step movements for over ten years. The committee also pointed out that other contentious issues include withholding of union dues and multipurpose savings, and non-implementation of the N70,000 transport relief for public servants. The committee said it viewed the silence of the government as a deliberate attempt to frustrate its efforts and cause untold hardship to its members. It further warned that if the state government fails to act at the expiration of the two-week warning strike, it will consider the wishes of its congresses to embark on an indefinite strike action in line with labour laws. Read the original article on Daily Trust . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.