*DIALOGUE OR ARM TWISTING APPROACH TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION*. The case of ongoing strike of SSANU, NASU & NAAT.

The approach of the Federal Government of Nigeria as represented by its Agents in the Federal Universities and the relevant Ministries, over the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the three Non Teaching Staff unions in the Nigerian University system, has left me wondering, and I cannot but ask the question: when did *Arm twisting* replaced *Dialogue* as a tool of conflict resolution in the Nigerian Industrial Relations parlance?

In a resumed strike action that has entered the 3rd month, there has not been any meaningful and serious dialogue initiated by the government or Managers of the Federal universities.

Rather, what the Managers of the universities are busy doing are: *coercion, intimidation and harassment in the form of arrest and detention of union leaders whose members are on strike*.

And with a hand in glove with the Teaching staff, the Managers of the universities have decided to create a kind of an atmosphere of Eldorado and utopia (which actually is non existence in any of the Nigerian universities campuses today) to show the government that, with or without the Non Teaching Staff, they can run the universities efficiently and effectively.

This is nothing but a very big *fallacious fallacy*, which has its root in the "419 Arm chair research document" called *Needs Assessment of Nigerian University's Report.*

I want to at this juncture, urge the *Senate and House Committees on Education to get a copy of the so-called ASUU Needs Assessment Report and the Report of a counter reaction by the non teaching staff, and subject both to *International Pair Review exercise* to establish the veracity and appropriateness of the findings and *Recommendations* therein contained in the celebrated *ASUU Needs Assessment Report*.

Now, rather than calling the unions on strike to the round table and seek genuine means of ending the deadlock, some VCs are using unconstitutional and unconventional means to continue to run the universities in order to create a *No Problem* scenario.

The Minister of Labour and Employment rather that seeking practical resolution, has been threatening that the strike is illegal and recently, rumor is riff that he has directed that the policy of *No Work No Pay* as enshrined in our Labour Laws be invoked on the striking workers in the Nigerian Universities and the Health Sector.

The question is: is this the answer or solution to the problem of injustice meted on the Non Teaching Staff in the Nigerian Universities?

Is this *Arm twisting tactics* going to permanently solve the problems in our universities?

It is a known fact that, *No work no pay* is an *ILO* policy which has been ratified by Nigeria and incorporated into our Law books.

But it is also a known fact that ILO did not contemplate it as a *punishment* for strike.

In fact, it is put in place to checkmate frivolous and unnecessary strike actions.

It presupposes that, all parties to any Collective Agreement would obey the terms of the Agreement and if after this, the employees go on strike on flimsy excuse, then they should be prepared to face the brunt by not being paid.

But in a situation where government entered into Agreement since 2009 and refused to perform the terms of the Agreement to the fullest, only to turn around to wave the big stick of *No Work No Pay* 9 years after, is purely against the *principle of Justice Equity and fair play*.

As the saying goes: *"he who would come to equity must come with a clean hand"*.

As for JAC of the Non Teaching Staff (SSANU, NASU & NAAT), we have resolved that *we shall not call off this strike* until government do the needful.

Obviously, *Arm twisting as in coercion, arrest, detention, and even No Work No Pay are not part of the needful.*

Timely and positive goal oriented *DIALOGUE* is to us the needful.

Pls if you love the Nigerian university system and you want peace to be restored there very soon, pls keep broadcasting this piece until it gets into the hands of PMB and/or people close to him.

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*JIMOH, Alfred*
*SSANU VP(W)*

Na waah o

Hmmm...nasu..nat..ASUU.it is all because of money

NASU strike has lingered for so long...Some people are waiting for transcripts to finalise their admission to foreign institutions...Even to leave this country is wahala...
My young neighbour told me he might not go for NYSC due to the strike...WHAT A NATION!!

Is that why Oba Awon University (OAU) has not mobilised us for service? These ones are just busy playing ping pong with our lives ..At this stage, I can tell authoritatively that war torn Syria has a better educational system than Nigeria




Post No Bills

i hope they dont call it off.when i said this country is useless some people we be arguing

this is serious.

Please they should just dialogue or open their arms in other for Fed. Universities to mobilize us, please.


NYSC sef Don release timetable, u never process for results sef.

Which kind country be this abeg?

Endless industrial action




Every body want a share of the pie!

Hmmmm

NASU should swallow thier pride and call of the strike because FG wont listen to them till 2019

let them call off that strike o cos am the next inline for service, naija sef

Tessyy1701:
*DIALOGUE OR ARM TWISTING APPROACH TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION*. The case of ongoing strike of SSANU, NASU & NAAT.

The approach of the Federal Government of Nigeria as represented by its Agents in the Federal Universities and the relevant Ministries, over the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the three Non Teaching Staff unions in the Nigerian University system, has left me wondering, and I cannot but ask the question: when did *Arm twisting* replaced *Dialogue* as a tool of conflict resolution in the Nigerian Industrial Relations parlance?

In a resumed strike action that has entered the 3rd month, there has not been any meaningful and serious dialogue initiated by the government or Managers of the Federal universities.

Rather, what the Managers of the universities are busy doing are: *coercion, intimidation and harassment in the form of arrest and detention of union leaders whose members are on strike*.

And with a hand in glove with the Teaching staff, the Managers of the universities have decided to create a kind of an atmosphere of Eldorado and utopia (which actually is non existence in any of the Nigerian universities campuses today) to show the government that, with or without the Non Teaching Staff, they can run the universities efficiently and effectively.

This is nothing but a very big *fallacious fallacy*, which has its root in the "419 Arm chair research document" called *Needs Assessment of Nigerian University's Report.*

I want to at this juncture, urge the *Senate and House Committees on Education to get a copy of the so-called ASUU Needs Assessment Report and the Report of a counter reaction by the non teaching staff, and subject both to *International Pair Review exercise* to establish the veracity and appropriateness of the findings and *Recommendations* therein contained in the celebrated *ASUU Needs Assessment Report*.

Now, rather than calling the unions on strike to the round table and seek genuine means of ending the deadlock, some VCs are using unconstitutional and unconventional means to continue to run the universities in order to create a *No Problem* scenario.

The Minister of Labour and Employment rather that seeking practical resolution, has been threatening that the strike is illegal and recently, rumor is riff that he has directed that the policy of *No Work No Pay* as enshrined in our Labour Laws be invoked on the striking workers in the Nigerian Universities and the Health Sector.

The question is: is this the answer or solution to the problem of injustice meted on the Non Teaching Staff in the Nigerian Universities?

Is this *Arm twisting tactics* going to permanently solve the problems in our universities?

It is a known fact that, *No work no pay* is an *ILO* policy which has been ratified by Nigeria and incorporated into our Law books.

But it is also a known fact that ILO did not contemplate it as a *punishment* for strike.

In fact, it is put in place to checkmate frivolous and unnecessary strike actions.

It presupposes that, all parties to any Collective Agreement would obey the terms of the Agreement and if after this, the employees go on strike on flimsy excuse, then they should be prepared to face the brunt by not being paid.

But in a situation where government entered into Agreement since 2009 and refused to perform the terms of the Agreement to the fullest, only to turn around to wave the big stick of *No Work No Pay* 9 years after, is purely against the *principle of Justice Equity and fair play*.

As the saying goes: *"he who would come to equity must come with a clean hand"*.

As for JAC of the Non Teaching Staff (SSANU, NASU & NAAT), we have resolved that *we shall not call off this strike* until government do the needful.

Obviously, *Arm twisting as in coercion, arrest, detention, and even No Work No Pay are not part of the needful.*

Timely and positive goal oriented *DIALOGUE* is to us the needful.

Pls if you love the Nigerian university system and you want peace to be restored there very soon, pls keep broadcasting this piece until it gets into the hands of PMB and/or people close to him.

������
*JIMOH, Alfred*
*SSANU VP(W)*

see one chance

University education in Nigeria is trash! Students are always at the receiving end

But why is Nigeria a joke?

Osahon7:
NASU should swallow thier pride and call of the strike because FG wont listen to them till 2019

They didn't listen to them from 2009, so it is nothing special here. Their motive is always about MONEY. Have they strike cause of falling standards? How much have some of their member ask for tips to process ordinary docs? Either ASUU, NASU, SSANU, or NAAT; it is about eating from the national cake. Go to everywhere, it is about what everyone will eat. From executive arm, to legislature, to judiciary and even civil servants. It has permeates to every face of the society. The country can die, they care less.

Nigeria is almost hopeless.

APC promised to solve all these problems. What's happening?

Nasu please call of strike o... I can't miss dis batch o.. So tired of staying at home

things are very stagnant over here because of this strike.

God forgive our sins in Nigeria, we don't deserve this sets of leaders

ASSU, NASU, SSANU, NAT were all in the same boat. After last year strike, government paid only ASUU and left out all the non academics. What kind of politics is that?

Most schools processing admissions, running hostels and having lectures and lab work now are currently helped by non academic staff the university pays them underground daily. Why the hypocrisy?
They certainly can't do without them

At least, NASU should suspend this strike for a period ranging from 2weeks to 4weeks. A lot of things seems OK but is truly not. JAMB will be written this month of March, first semester exams for most universities will be written this month, NYSC Batch A stream 1&2 registration will commence this month of which most schools like UNIBEN has not cleared their graduated students. Most graduates who are processing international scholarships can't proceed because they can't access their transcripts. The list is endless.. NON ACADEMIC SERVICES IN SCHOOLS ARE ENORMOUS. please NASU suspend this strike for some weeks at this time. This government don't care about any of us, and we can't keep punishing ourselves because of the carefree government.

lckintl:
At least, NASU should suspend this strike for a period ranging from 2weeks to 4weeks. A lot of things seems OK but is truly not. JAMB will be written this month of March, first semester exams for most universities will be written this month, NYSC Batch A stream 1&2 registration will commence this month of which most schools like UNIBEN has not cleared their graduated students. Most graduates who are processing international scholarships can't proceed because they can't access their transcripts. The list is endless.. NON ACADEMIC SERVICES IN SCHOOLS ARE ENORMOUS. please NASU suspend this strike for some weeks at this time. This government don't care about any of us, and we can't keep punishing ourselves because of the carefree government.

. Even futa self i dey cry because house don tire me. It's really unfair

seriously this country weak me and the worst part, the most annoying and infuriating part is that most of these people's children are schooling outside Nigeria while they make their own educational system trash. when they say this country is a shït hole some people go wan craze. God bless me make I carry myself and family migrate to a greener pasture

Osahon7:
NASU should swallow thier pride and call of the strike because FG wont listen to them till 2019

Inotherwords they should forget their money that the federal government is owing them. They should accept defeat. They are being proud for embarking on a strike!
I wonder if you know the cause of the strike in the way you are blaming them

From the look of things even ASUU thinks the strike is uncalled for. NASU, SSANU, JAC all want to have the same entitlement with ASUU without the understanding that it cannot be the same.

An academic staff must publish papers, get the next degree or risk not being promoted or even sacked While a non-academic staff has a choice. They have not even presented their case properly like ASUU. It is now a case of who gets tired first and university managements are going all out to make the government feel everything is going well, which is not true.

TOPCRUISE:

Inotherwords they should forget their money that the federal government is owing them. They should accept defeat. They are being proud for embarking on a strike!
I wonder if you know the cause of the strike in the way you are blaming them

would you rather have them continue the strike till thy kingdom comes?

nawa o
since buhari son is back
maybe we would be able to see front

I need my transcript o. Bloody country