Plateau Govt. urges workers to call off warning strike
Government therefore is seeking the understanding of labour to avoid the proposed sit at home strike as it will worsen our economic condition and deny citizens access to basic amenities.
The Plateau state government has urged organized labor in the state to shelve its proposed warning strike scheduled to commence on Monday.
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on Thursday issued a notice of a five-day sit-at-home strike to workers in the state.
The JNPSNC said that some issues agitating the minds of workers in the state include irregularities in the computation of salaries and the payment of those salaries to workers.
Plateau Head of Civil Service, Mr. Sunday Hyat, in a statement on Monday, said that the state government was making efforts to settle the outstanding salary arrears.
"The state government has remained committed to the welfare of civil servants, as demonstrated in the prompt payment of salaries over the years."
"In view of the recent shortfall in the federal allocation experienced across the country, which resulted in the recent delay of salary payments, the state government has been engaging labor and making efforts to settle the outstanding arrears."
"The government therefore seeks the understanding of labor to avoid the proposed sit-at-home strike, as it will worsen our economic condition and deny citizens access to basic amenities."
"Following discussions with the office of the Accountant General, payment of August third-party deductions and continuation of payment of September salaries will commence Monday (Dec. 12)," he added.
Hyat reiterated the government's unequivocal commitment and solicited workers' understanding to fully resume work.