Students of Taraba State University, Jalingo, on Wednesday, joined the Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities chapters in the institution, to protest poor welfare.
Chairman, Joint Action Committee of the unions, Livinus Naiman, while speaking to journalists in Jalingo, lamented what he termed the ”insensitivity of the school’s management” to the strike and vowed to resist any form of intimidation.reports that the two unions had embarked on an indefinite strike three weeks ago over allegations of poor welfare.
The allegations against the management ranged from selective payment of promotion arrears from 2016 to 2020, selective payment of earned allowances from 2008 to 2014 and removal of allowances of non-teaching staff. Others are the continuous short fall in salaries and non-implementation of pensions, from inception of the university to date.
Naiman said, “I received a text message from the finance department of the school this morning notifying me that the school management has approved a total amount of N22 million to be paid to us on 0ctober 31.
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