Research workers deny suspending strike
Workers in the research institutions under the auspices of the Joint Research and Allied Institutions Sector Unions, JORAISU, have denied suspending their ongoing seven months’ old strike.
The General Secretaries of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, Prince Peters Adeyemi and Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions,ASURI, Comrade Theophilus Ndubuaku stated this in a statement issued in Abuja at the weekend.
In a letter to the Chairmen, secretaries and members of ASURI, Comrade Ndubuaku said contrary to the press statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on the 5th May 2022 saying the strike has been suspended, the strike is still on.
He said that the statement by the Ministry was a misconstruction of reality.
According to him, “As all our members know, ASURI is a signatory to the JORAISU strike which commenced on October 13, 2021. That strike has not been called off and we have no reason to direct our members to desist from participating in it.
The JORAISU strike is a sectoral struggle, so we cannot pull out of it unilaterally. The leadership of JORAISU is one and there is no division whatsoever.
“As stated in our earlier clarification, it is not in our power to unilaterally call off or suspend JORAISU strike. The action which we took in suspending ASURI strike is purely for strategic reasons.”
