BREAKING: ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike

BREAKING: ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike

Onyxnewsng reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike.

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) branch of the union in Ilé-Ifè declared the industrial action on Monday, citing “unpaid earned academic allowance” as reason for its action.

According a statement issued by Adeola Egbedokun, the varsity’s chairperson of the association, the union had no choice than to resort to strike after efforts to address the issue with management of the school failed.

The union revealed that the varsity’s management showed no commitment in paying the earned allowances to its “deserving” members.
It also said the strike, which it described as “comprehensive and total,” would not be called off without a concrete resolution of the institution’s ASUU congress.

The body said payment of the allowances to its members must be based on the stipulated ASUU computation, adding that it would not accept any other initiative.

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“Congress noted that there was no serious commitment on the part of the University to effect payment of EAA to deserving members,” it read.

“Congress also noted that all political and diplomatic means to resolve the imbroglio has failed.

Consequently, congress resolved that: a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike should commence immediately.

The strike must not be called off without a congress resolution to the effect.

“Payment of EAA must be based on ASUU computation. Anything short of this would be unacceptable.”

ASUU added that it has set up a committee to monitor the strike to ensure it is effective.