LASU workers demand salary equality with counterparts in LASUSTECH, LASUED

Courage Agu

December 11, 2024
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LASU workers demand salary equality with counterparts in LASUSTECH, LASUED

Teaching and non-teaching staff at Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, have frowned at the disparity in their salaries and those of their colleagues at Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH and the Lagos State University of Education, LASUED. The three universities are owned by the Lagos State government.

The workers, acting under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee, JAC, who have embarked on strike, wondered why a Chief Lecturer 111 in LASUED (formerly a College of Education) would be earning more than a professor in LASU.

Newscave reported yesterday, that the workers called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Visitor to the three universities to quickly right the wrong done them and approve the payment of all other dues they are being denied.

The workers are members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, the National Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Allied Institutions, NASU.

Those who briefed the press were Prof. Ibrahim A. Bakare, ASUU Chairman, Comrade Oluwaseyi Lawal, SSANU Chairman, Comrade Dr. Olujimi Adejo, NAAT Chairman and Comrade Obafemi Sanni, NASU Chairman.

“For the records, below are the three major demands by the staff unions. These demands are as follows: Implementation of the 25%/35% salary Increase for all staff of tertiary institutions in Lagos State based on the agreement between the Federal Government and the Staff Unions in those institutions which is expected to be domesticated in the state universities.

“Harmonisation of salary disparity between members of staff of Lagos State University and those of other state-owned tertiary institutions of Lagos State.

“Implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for our members in line with the relevant procedures and processes as approved by the National Minimum Wage Law (2024).”

While reiterating their confidence in Governor Sanwo-Olu, they urged him to expedite action on the approval of the recommendations of the committees concerning their demands at the earliest possible time.

“We pray that a timely and immediate intervention of Mr. Governor will save our University – the Lagos State University – from the current industrial action while counting much on his Executive Approval to quicken the implementation of our demands for improved welfare for the entire Staff Union members of Lagos State University.”

Also, the workers complained that the staff buses given to them by the state government in 2008 had become rickety and unserviceable and called on the governor to look into their plight of having to commute to school daily, paying exorbitant transport fares.