Rumbek University staff threaten to strike, demand 9-month salary arrears
Lecturers at the Rumbek University of Science and Technology (RUST) after a general assembly meeting on Tuesday threatened to down their tools if the government fails to pay their nine-month salary arrears.
On Monday, the academic staff association and workers union at the University of Bahr-el-Ghazal started a peaceful sit-down strike over unpaid salary arrears.
In an interview with Radio Tamazuj, the chairperson of the steering committee, Mathew Malou Mariec said that the general assembly of academic staff had agreed on the three resolutions, We as members of academic staff in solidarity with other public universities are in demand of our nine (9) months salaries payments for the year,2020 and further adjustments in 2020 budget.