on JULY 21, 2011 · in NEWS

BY ENYIM ENYIM

ONITSHA – The health workers union in Anambra State, yesterday, threatened not to resume work unless the state government signed an agreement with it on payment of a new salary structure.

Workers of the union had been on strike for five months now over non-implementation of a new salary structure by the government.

Chairman of the union, Mr. Patrick Obianyo, told Vanguard that since the industrial dispute, the government had refused to negotiate with them on how to resolve the matter.

He said: ”This particular strike was avoidable but we were drawn into it because the state government did not want to see us and negotiate with us. The state government is insincere on this matter.”

Obianyo said government met with the union on June 29 and the union accepted the 40 per cent of the new salary being demanded, adding that the government reneged on its offer by not signing the agreement drawn up on July 1, 2011.

Meanwhile, Anambra State House of Assembly has set up a seven-man ad hoc committee to intervene and mediate on the strike.

The resolve by the lawmakers to intervene in the matter followed a motion by Chief Tony Uche of Idemili South and eight others.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/07/striking-anambra-health-workers-vow-to-continue/

Healthcare workers, striking for 5 months? How many would have died or not received proper treatment as a result of this?

Nigerian unions take things too far

ekt_bear:

Healthcare workers, striking for 5 months? How many would have died or not received proper treatment as a result of this?

Nigerian unions take things too far

imagine and yet 2015 APGA wants to make it happen. i dey laff oo

How many months did Lagos doctors strike?

Ibotic nonsense

seanet02:

Ibotic nonsense

rubbish post, did lagos not strike as well for months

alj harem:

rubbish post, did lagos not strike as well for months

Alh Boko Haram wetin do you?

[size=20pt]How long did the strike in Lagos last? [/size]

ekt_bear:

Healthcare workers, striking for 5 months? How many would have died or not received proper treatment as a result of this?

Nigerian unions take things too far

And Nigerian masses are far too docile.
If 5 months is 'too much', why are the people of Anambra not taking their Government to task for this? What have YOU done in similar situations?

As we speak, the FG has failed to implement much of their last agreement with ASUU which they signed themselves. If ASUU goes on strike now half of Nairaland will be calling them 'useless' and 'foolish'. Yet no Nigerian will ever come out now to excoriate the Government for failing to live up to their words.

At the end of the day, the common man will suffer for this attitude.

@Seanetto,Guess u've got a morbid hatred for Igbo's.Aint u tired of  spitting ur hate filled drivel against them.Guy i bet it must be boring even to u to keep repeating meaningless rant always.

And while u are at it cos i guess its ur occupation,its ''Igbo's and not Ibo's".

O ka re.

As if 99.9% of Lagosians arent Igbos. From fatherland to motherland.

seanet02:

Ibotic nonsense

Jackass!

Anambra state pays least 2 its drs among de s.e states. Most of de drs are doin p.p 2 augument income. Dat strike can be as long as it wants b.cos those drs r makin money via p.p

let dem come Lagos, Fashola will give dem job with good pay and ontime.

Has it been called off?