NUT: Edo government’s ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy empty threat
Nigeria Union of Teachers
Teachers under the Edo State branch of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Friday said they would not call off their ongoing strike following a ‘no work, no pay’ policy announced by the state government ahead of the resumption of schools on February 1.
The teachers said they would not succumb to what they described an “empty threat,” as they vowed to continue with the strike until their demands were met.
The NUT had directed treachers in the state to begin an indefinite strike on January 18, following the expiration of a 21-day and 14-day ultimatums earlier issued to the state government.
Akinwale Aboluwade
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Oyo State Wing has urged its members, both in primary and secondary schools, to remain calm barring the recent decision of the Supreme Court on the Union’s leadership matter.
The NUT said, on Friday that it still remains the only recognised and registered trade union that is empowered by the Trade Union Act to unionize teachers both in primary and secondary schools in the country.
A statement which was jointly signed by the NUT Chairman and Secretary, Mr Tojuade Adedoyin and Muhammed Abudllahi, respectively admonished the general public to disregard the rumour that judgment has been delivered in favour of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary School.
By Laleye Dipo
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said that the Supreme Court did not split the union into two autonomous bodies.
Speaking at the Niger State Working Executive Committee (SWEC) in Minna, the state capital Thursday, the state Chairman of the union, Ibrahim Umar, and the Principal Assistant Secretary, Labaran Garba, said there is a misconception and misinterpretation of the Supreme Court judgment that secondary school teachers have been given the legal right to form their own union Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools.
To support their presentation, the NUT officials produced certified true copies including soft copies of the Supreme Court judgment of January 15, 2021 to delegates at the meeting.
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The Eastern Regional Working Committee of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, on Thursday, called on the Abia State Government to quickly address the issues that led to the teachers’ strike to save public education in the state from collapse.
The union stormed Abia State to solidarise with teachers in the state who had embarked on an indefinite strike about two weeks ago.
The Eastern Regional Chairman of NUT, Comrade Etim Ukpong, decried the plight of teachers in the state following months of unpaid wages.
Although he acknowledged the efforts of the Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration towards addressing the issues, he demanded the clearance of the 12-month salary arrears as a condition to call off the strike.
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Edo State has directed primary school teachers in the state to shun the February 1, 2021, resumption date proposed by the state government. The directive was in reaction to the appeal by the state government to the union to suspend its ongoing strike and give […]