NAAT Concludes Three-Day Warning Strike As Salary Dispute Resolved

NAAT Concludes Three-Day Warning Strike As Salary Dispute Resolved

The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced its intention to commence a three-day warning strike starting Wednesday, March 20, 2024. This decision comes as a result of the non-payment of four months’ withheld salaries, as directed by President Bola Tinubu.

President Tinubu had instructed in October 2023 that university workers, who had previously engaged in a prolonged strike in 2022 due to the previous government’s negligence in addressing their concerns, should be compensated for four months.

During the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, the implementation of the “No work, no pay” policy meant that university workers did not receive salaries for the duration of their strike. While members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have received payment for the four months in accordance with the president’s directive, NAAT members are still awaiting their salaries.

In a statement released on Monday and signed by NAAT’s president, Ibeji Nwokoma, the union clarified that the decision to initiate the warning strike was approved during the union’s National Executive Council emergency virtual meeting.

The statement read, “We are compelled to inform you of the resolutions of the National Executive Council of NAAT following its emergency virtual meeting held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. It was agreed upon that a three-day warning strike and nationwide protest, commencing from Wednesday, March 20 to Friday, March 22, 2024, be embarked upon.”

“This is aimed at urging the union to demand the payment of withheld salaries of NAAT members as approved by the Presidency. This action has become imperative due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the payment of four months’ withheld salaries to members of a sister union while NAAT members have been excluded.

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