Court Orders Health Workers to Suspend Strike
The
National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered the Nigerian Union
of Allied Health Professionals to call off the indefinite nationwide
strike which commenced on March 6.Justice Benedict Kanyip, who gave the order, restrained the union
from continuing with the industrial strike action, pending the outcome
of the substantive suit.The suit was filed by the Federal Ministry of Health.The ministry’s lawyer, Lloyd-Benson Iboroma, had told the court that the striking workers perform essential services.According to him, indulging in a strike action is detrimental to the nation.Advertisement Iboroma said that series of meetings had been held with the union to
prevent the strike action and ensure that their demands were met.He said that the defendant was duly served notices to appear in court, but failed to be present in court.Members of the NUAHP who commenced indefinite strike on March 6, are
dental therapists, medical physicists, health information officers,
clinical psychologists and medical social workers.
NUAHP’s General Secretary, Mr Obisesan Oluwatuyi, had listed some of
their grievances to include: stagnation, non-implementation of a court
judgment since 2014, over the adjustment of COHESS salary structure,
non-payment of arrears, among others.
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