Plateau tertiary institutions union threatens strike over unmet demands

The Joint Union of Plateau State-owned Tertiary Institutions (JUPTI) has threatened to embark connected an indefinite onslaught by Monday if their demands for wage increment and different issues are not met by the authorities government.

The menace followed a deadlock successful negotiations betwixt the authorities and the national connected Friday, aft an earlier 48-hour ultimatum was issued to the authorities via a missive to the Head of Service connected Thursday.

Attempts to salvage the concern prompted the gathering connected Friday betwixt some parties, which “ended successful deadlock”.

Addressing journalists connected Saturday, JUPTI Chairman, Comrade Yohanna Igyem, vowed that they volition embark connected the strike, saying they person been diligent with the authorities implicit their obligatory demands which it has failed to meet.

“The contending issues dated backmost since 2024 without fruitful resolutions. The cardinal issues are the non-implementation of 25% and 35% wage increment for unit of tertiary institutions, the non-domestication of Polytechnic Act, 2029, the non-release of employment letters astatine College of Agriculture Garkawa and College of Arts Sciences and Tec...