The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) has declared a three-day warning strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday.
This was contained in a warning notice issued by the National Secretary of SSANIP, Nura Shehu Gaya, titled, “Notice of Three-day Warning Strike”, dated January 14 2025 and sent to the Minister of Education.
According to the union, the warning strike was borne out of the ongoing plot by certain stakeholders to unjustly deprive Non-Teaching Staff of Polytechnics and Similar Institutions of their rightful progression to the peak of their careers on CONTEDISS 15 on the ongoing redrafting of the Polytechnic Schemes of Service.
SSANIP held that it has consistently championed the cause for equity and justice within the Polytechnic system and has repeatedly called for the implementation of career progression policies that accommodate both Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff.
The letter was copied to the Minister of Labour and Productivity; Head of service of the Federation; Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE); Chairman, National Salaries Incomes and Wages commission (NSIWC); Inspector-General of Police; Director-General, State Security Service; and President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The notice reads, “The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) wishes to formally notify your esteemed office of our decision to embark on a three-day warning strike, scheduled to commence from midnight of Wednesday January 22, 2025 through Friday January 24, 2025 at the first instance.