{"id":81959,"date":"2021-06-10T11:17:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T10:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81959"},"modified":"2021-06-10T11:17:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T10:17:15","slug":"asup-suspends-industrial-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/asup-suspends-industrial-action\/","title":{"rendered":"ASUP suspends industrial action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m101273\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has suspended its indefinite strike which lasted over 65 days.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com recalls that ASUP had on April 6, commenced an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of a new salary scheme for polytechnic lecturers across the country.Despite the efforts of the Federal Government to return the protesting lecturers to class, the industrial action continued till Wednesday when the union reached a fresh agreement with the government.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by Mr Abdullahi Yalwa, National Publicity Secretary of ASUP said the suspension was, however, for a short period of time to enable the government implement the agreement reached.<\/p>\n<p>ASUP updates conditions for ending strike<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, \u201cthe suspension of the strike action was for a period of three months, to enable the government complete the implementation of the issues contained in the Memorandum of Action signed with the Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between our Union and the Federal Government, the Union has resolved to suspend its 65 days old industrial action with effect from 10th June, 2021\u2033.<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the demands made by the union had already been met stressing that the appeals made by the Federal Government, students, members of the public and some traditional rulers stimulated the suspension.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the union had been made to believe that the release of funds for infrastructure revitalization and minimum wage arrears was currently being processed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has suspended its indefinite strike which lasted over 65 days. 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