#ReOpenLaspotech : ASUP spits fire says strike continua

Its not gonna end soon, pls sit at home

 ASUP spits fire, says the strike continues and it's total 

- condemns militarisation of LASPOTECH campuses and intimidation of union members 

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), LASPOTECH chapter has said there is no going back on the indefinite strike embarked upon by its members, until the management meets it's demand. It said all academic activities for the  full time and part time programmes remain suspended. 

The union in a statement by its Secretary Olayinka Uthman, on Friday,  berates the polytechnic management for sponsoring what it described as a 'mischievous release' as the outcome of its meeting with representatives of the Lagos State Government at Alausa on Wednesday 26th April,  2017. 

It would be recalled that ASUP LASPOTECH reached the decision to embark on the indefinite strike after its emergency congress held on Thursday 20th April, 2017.

The strike, which began on Friday 21st April, according to the Chairman, Akinrinlola Ibitoye, became necessary "due to the insensitive act of the management to honor the agreement reached with the union on the payment of the CONTISS 15 migration arrear.”

The statement reads: 

The Union wish to unequivocally state that:

1. Throughout the 7 hours meeting, the Unions (ASUP, NASU & SSANIP) were never directed to summon Congresses to call off the ongoing strike. There was a suggestion that the Unions should inform their Congresses about the new ‘development,’ and the Unions equally suggested that the Rector should rather call a town hall meeting to address all staff on the ‘black market’ proposition of Permanent Secretaries (OSAE and ESTAB). Both the Unions and the Rector couldn’t agree on anything.

2. Your Union was reliably informed that the Rector had lobbied the Permanent Secretaries to support his idea of short changing our members, by declaring that 81 Months of the arrears should be jettisoned, while the Unions be forced to sign for only Six (6) Months. Of course, this is not new to us, the Rector started the plots long before now, you will all recall our last town hall meeting where this anti-people’s idea was mooted.

3. The Union totally kick against the imposition of obnoxious and ‘back door’ policy of a Ministry on our Institution. Hence, the reliance on the policy of the Ministry that Government cannot pay more than a maximum of six (6) months arrears is alien to us, and is NOT equally known to any Tertiary Institutions (LASU, AOCOED and MOCPED) in the state. 

4. The Union strongly stand on the mandate of the Congress and have refused to be coerced by the Management into agreement that is not only selfish, inhuman but also contrary to the mandate of the Congress.

5. The Union also condemn in its totality the massive militarisation of the campuses, and proliferation of unlicensed arms and ammunition by the Management to intimidate and harass members of the Unions and generality of staff. 

6. Kindly know that, your Union is doing everything to ensure that you are not short-changed and peace is restored to the campus.

 The strike continues and it's total - ASUP LASPOTECH