The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of the Lagos State University, LASU, has called off its six weeks old strike.
The
lecturers, in a letter to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing
Council of LASU, said the congress of the ASUU, LASU branch met on
Monday and reviewed the strike it started on 20 May, 2014 and decided to
suspend the strike.
The letter signed by ASUU
Chairman, LASU, Dr. Kunle Idris, said after serious deliberation on the
Governing Council’s letter, the congress agreed to suspend the strike in
the interest of all.
The letter reads: “The Congress
of ASUU LASU met today Monday, July 14, 2014 and reviewed the strike
action it embarked upon on May 20, 2014. After exhaustive deliberation
on the Governing Council’s letter of July 11, 2014, the Congress took
some decisions.
“The Congress suspended the strike
action but resolved that discussions on the outstanding issues
identified by members should be continued by the executive members.
Congress believes that the letter and spirit of the resolutions reached
with the university administration and the University Appointments and
Promotions (Academic) Committee; and of the Governing Council shall
hold.
“This letter, therefore, serves to notify the
Governing Council and the University Administration that the Academic
Staff of LASU has effective from 15;00 hours, Monday, July 14, 2014
resumed the teaching aspect of their duties.”
The
letter was copied the Governor and Visitor, LASU; Commissioner for
Education, Lagos State; Commissioner for Establishmen, Training and
Pensions; Chairman, House Committee on Education; Special Adviser on
Education, Lagos State; Chancellor, LASU; all members of the Governing
Council, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Admin), Deans of Faculties, ASUU President, ASUU Legal Team and ASUU
Zonal Coordinator (Ibadan Zone).
Before the suspension
of the strike, ASUU had met with the management of the chool on 2 July
in which some resolutions were reached.
The parties at
the meeting agreed that in the area of promotion, it is an ongoing
exercise, and any academic staff meriting promotion, shall be so
promoted, following established procedures.
The meeting
noted that some of the outstanding promotion cases had earlier been
taken and that all other outstanding cases of promotion should be
forwarded to the University Appointments and Promotions (Academic)
Committee according to established procedures.
They
also agreed that academic staff who were found promotable but not
recommended for promotion by the University Appointments and Promotions
(Academic) Committee due to lack of vacancy will have their cases
revisited, adding that there was the need to expedite action on the
directive of the University Appointments and Promotions (Academic)
Committee to all Heads of Departments and Deans, to come up with
academic positions needed in various academic disciplines.
On
the University Miscellaneous Provision Act 2012, the meeting resolved
that this is not within the purview of Management. ASUU-LASU maintained,
however, that the issue of retirement age is within the purview of the
Governing Council and that the Miscellaneous Act (2012) which stipulates
the new retirement age is contained in the ASUU/FGN Agreement of 2009,
which the Lagos State Government has agreed to implement by an Agreement
reached with the Staff Unions on 31/12/2010.
The
meeting also resolved that as a result of the industrial action, nobody
shall be victimised on the basis of his/her involvement in the strike
action.
In reaching this understanding, the university
authorities and ASUU-LASU took due cognisance of the interest of the
students, parents, guardians, general public and the image of the
university.
The resolutions at the meeting were signed
by the Vice Chancellor, LASU, Prof. John Obafunwa and the ASUU LASU
Chairman, Kunle Idris.
Source:PM News
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