Unpaid Salaries: UCH Health Workers Embark On Indefinite Strike, Accuse Mgt. Of Discrimination Posted by African ExaminerFeatured, Latest News, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Non-doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), University College Hospital, Ibadan Branch, on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike.
The union, made up of professionals in the health sector such as; Medical Laboratory Scientists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dieticians and Dental Technologists, embarked on the strike to protest the non-payment of five month salaries of some of its members.
Other members of the association include; Therapists, Health Information Managers, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Speech Therapists, Dental Therapists, Optometrists, Clinical Psychologists, Prosthetics/Orthotics, Medical Physics, Audiology, EEG and ECG Specialists.
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Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, has urged lecturers in public universities to show moderation and patriotism in their demands from the federal government.
The umbrella body of academics in public universities, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), suspended a nine-month-old strike last week.
Amongst other commitments, the federal government has promised the release of N40 billion earned academic allowances and another N30 billion revitalisation fund.
Unresolved issues include the demand for the replacement of the Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS) with University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) and implementation of the FG-ASUU agreement of 2009 bordering on university autonomy and funding.