The statewide warning strike has been suspended, according to the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU), which has instructed its members to resume work today, November 1.
Following an emergency meeting of the extended National Executive Council (NEC), the union decided to go on strike for seven days in order to address persistent welfare issues.
The consolidated health salary structure must be implemented immediately, a 25 percent review of arrears for the June–December 2023 period must be conducted, the retirement age for health workers must be raised, allowance tax waivers must be granted, and COVID-19 hazard allowances must be paid out immediately, according to JOHESU’s main demands of the federal government.
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 31, and signed by National Secretary Martin Egbanubi and National Chair Kabiru Minjibir, JOHESU affirmed that the strike will be suspended starting at midnight on October 31, 2024. The decision was taken “in the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and in general public interest,” the NEC stressed.
The communiqué added that the federal government has been granted six weeks to complete its responsibilities under the Memorandum of Understanding. After this time, the NEC intends to meet again to discuss developments, and the organisation has warned that if it is not happy with the government’s commitment to the MoU, it may turn into a “indefinite strike action.”
