Workers of Kwara State-owned media, including The Herald Newspapers, Radio Kwara, Kwara TV, and Kwara State Arts and Culture, have announced a two-day warning strike scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
RoyalTimes gathered that the move comes as a result of the state government’s alleged failure to recognize them and cultural workers as essential staff and address their demands for the implementation of 100% essential allowances.
The joint notice issued in Ilorin, the state capital, was signed by union leaders representing the National Union of Paper Products, Printing, and Publishing Workers (NUPPPROW), Radio, Television, and Theatre Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for The Herald, Radio Kwara, and Kwara TV.
The unions have listed several demands, including the revision of weigh-in allowance to be in line with the minimum wage of N30,000, a 27% increment based on grade level, and the implementation of the 2021 and 2022 promotion exercises.
They also express concerns about the lack of equipment and facility overhauls, annual increment anomalies, career progression stagnation, and the imposition of junior officers in key positions.
The decision to embark on the warning strike follows unsuccessful negotiations and extensive dialogue with the government, prompting the workers to take this industrial action to draw attention to their unresolved grievances.
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