Kaduna Tertiary Workers Threaten Fresh Strike Over Unpaid Allowances

Workers in tertiary institutions owned by the Kaduna State Government have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the state government fails to address their outstanding welfare demands within 15 days.
The Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) said the ultimatum, issued on October 27, would be followed by industrial action if the government failed to meet its demands.
Addressing a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, JUTIKS Chairman, Comrade Usman Shehu Suleiman, said the union was demanding payment of the outstanding 30 per cent CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary and implementation of the previously approved 25 and 35 per cent wage allowances.
He said the u...