The Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) has resolved to embark on a nationwide strike starting from midnight on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
This is coming few days after the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ended its industrial actions which left many patients stranded in public hospitals.
The strike notice is contained in a letter titled ‘RE: Notice of 15-day ultimatum/outcome of JOHESU expanded NEC meeting’ addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment and dated September 12, 2020.
“You would recall that at the end of the meeting held in your office on Thursday, 10 September 2020, JOHESU demanded that the outcome of the meeting between JOHESU and the Federal Government be reported back to our expanded NEC meeting and give feedback to the Federal government within 48 hours.
“In light of the above, the meeting of our expanded NEC was held today, Saturday, 12″ September 2020. And at the end of the meeting, which was held both physically and virtually, it was unanimously agreed that since nothing concrete was achieved at the said meeting with the Federal Government, that the strike notice is still germane and alive.
“Therefore, the 15-day ultimatum still subsists and with effect from midnight of Sunday, 13th September 2020, our members shall withdraw their services due to the Federal Government’s inability to meet their demands,” the letter read in part.
The letter was signed by the leadership of the Medical & Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational & Associated Institutions (NASU).
