LASU SSANU Suspends Strike

The Senior Staff
Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Lagos State University (LASU) Chapter, has  suspended its 14-week-old strike in the institution.
Members of the union voted for the suspension at a congress after receiving the resolution of a meeting held with officials of the Lagos State Government on the issues at stake.
The Chairman of the SSANU, LASU chapter, Comrade Saheed Oseni, told newsmen after the congress that the members had agreed to suspend the strike for 12 weeks.
He said that the members would resume at their duty posts last  Wednesday.
“The strike has been suspended following the release of the resolution of the meeting held with the state government delegates on November 29, 2013.
“We decided at the congress to suspend the strike for a time frame of 12 weeks, for the full implementation of our demands by the government and the university management,” Oseni said.
According to him, there is an indication that the issues at stake will be addressed as soon as possible.
He expressed hope that the government delegates would forward the report to the State Executive Council for ratification.
“Though the time frame was not stated, the congress has decided to give them 12 weeks of grace to implement the demands.
“The congress agreed to suspend the strike to give the government the benefit of doubt to keep its promise.
“Gov. Raji Fashola is a man of his words and we must give him that honour,” Oseni said.
The chairman urged the university management not to victimise the leadership and members of the union over the strike but to promote peace on the campus.
“None of our members should be harassed or victimised by the management for taking part in the strike because it is legitimate for us to fight for our rights”, Oseni said
The workers also expressed their reservations against the promotion policy of the management and requested for reduction in students’ fees among other issues.
On November 29, 2013, the state government intervened and invited the union for a meeting.
The government agreed to address the issues and pleaded with the union to call off its strike.
SSANU, had, however, insisted on continuing the strike until it received a document on the resolution of the meeting.
The Tide reports that the union went on strike on Sept. 30, 2013 to press home its demand for enhanced staff welfare.