Matilda Omonaiye/
Workers at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) have concluded plans to
embark on a three-day warning strike that will commence after midnight on
Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
Three unions, NUJ, AUCPTRE and RATTAWU representing members of
staff had earlier written the Management giving them a 7-day notice
to address the union’s demands or they embark on a 3-day warning
strike.
The demands included: implementation of Condition of Service that
was last reviewed 16 years ago, payment of Promotion Arrears for 2012,
and 2017 and payment of shortfall of promotion arrears of 2014, 2015
and 2016.
Others are payment of DTA and hotel allowances to staff that left
their base to write the 2018 Promotion Examination in Lagos and Abuja
and payment of repatriation allowances of foreign correspondents.
Also in the demands of the union are training of staff to enhance
efficiency and effectiveness, payment of overtime arrears for drivers
and arrears of Transportation Allowance for the staff of editorial
department.
According to a statement received by NewsmakersNG today, the staff would down tools on July 25, if their demands are not met.
The statement was signed by the Chairman-NUJ, Yetunde Bada; Secretary NUJ, Bukula Adewumi; Chairman-AUCPTRE, Suleiman Haruna; Secretary AUCPTRE, Uduak I. Oputa;
Chairman RATTAWU, Daniel Akaphiare, and the Secretary RATTAWU, Isiaka Sakiru.
NAN is a news reporting agency owned and run by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It was established on May 10, 1976, and it began operations on October 2, 1978.
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