Monday, 23 July 2018 03:27

NAN workers threaten strike over poor welfare, others

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PRESS RELEASE
Staff members of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has concluded plans to embark on a three-day warning strike that will commence minute after midnight of Wednesday July 25, 2018.

The three unions, NUJ, AUCPTRE and RATTAWU representing members of staff had earlier written the Management giving them a seven-day notice
to address the union demands or they embark on a three-day warning strike.

The union demands include:

1. Implementation of Condition of Service last reviewed 16 years ago

2. Payment of Promotion Arrears for 2012 and 2017 and payment of shortfall of promotion arrears of 2014, 2015 and 2016

3. Others are payment of DTA and hotel allowances to staff that left
their base to write the 2018 Promotion Examination in Lagos and Abuja

4. Payment of repatriation allowances of foreign correspondents

5. Also in the demands of the union are training of staff to enhance
efficiency and effectiveness

6. Payment of overtime arrears for drivers and arrears of Transportation Allowance for staff of editorial
department

Staff members of the agency will down tools on July 25 midnight if their demands are not met.

Chairman-NUJ, Yetunde Bada
Secretary NUJ, Bokula Adewumi
Chairman-AUCPTRE, Suleiman Haruna
Secretary AUCPTRE, Uduak I. Oputa
Chairman RATTAWU, Daniel Akaphiare
Secretary RATTAWU, Isiaka Sakiru

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