Labour Unions at the Cross River State University of Science and Technology have
commenced a three-day warning strike to press home worker’s demands.
This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mark Ayo, the Chairman of the
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Vincent Etta, the
Chairman of the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT.
The statement said that the strike was being embarked upon by workers under the
Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, SSANU, and NAAT in the university.
The statement further said that the warning strike was intended to send a message
about the neglect, hardship, and pains being faced by the staff of the university. It
further listed the absence of capital projects and the host community’s encroachment
into the university’s land as some of the reasons for the strike
The statement said that the unions, as critical stakeholders in the growth of the
university, should be concerned about workers’ welfare and the overall development
of the institution.
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