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Telecoms workers to begin nationwide strike over sack, poor working conditions, others tomorrow

Workers in the nation’s telecommunications industry under the aegis of the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association, PTECSSAN, will Monday begin an indefinite nationwide strike over sack, and poor working conditions among others.

Among the employees going on strike include field maintenance engineers, transmission engineers, customer service engineers, fibre engineers, and other critical staff.

There are fears that strike could disrupt telecommunications services nationwide if not resolved quickly.

Vanguard gathered that PTECSSAN, has pending issues with no fewer than 39 telecoms servicing companies including the sack of three of its by Specific Tools & Technology Limited.

The 39 companies provide critical services to the telecommunications operators in the country.

Vanguard was informed that the union had earlier given a seven day strike notice to the affected companies to address its demands or risk indefinite strike.

Among PTECSSAN’s demands include immediate recognition of the fundamental right of the employees to freely associate with the Union, immediate recognition of the Union as negotiating body for the employees on workers welfare and

immediate remittance of hip dues into the Union’s as earlier provided.

The demands equally are immediate recognition of the years of service of these workers, immediate commencement of appropriate pensions deduction and remittance of same as required by the Pension Act, immediate approval of the National Health Insurance Scheme that covers the employees, their spouses and four of their dependents, immediate enrolment of Union in the Group Life Insurance as stipulated in the Pension Reform Act 2004, Section 9(3).

The Union is also demanding immediate implementation of leave and leave allowance in accordance with the international best practices, immediate negotiation on review of salaries of the workers to meet the economic reality in the country today, and immediate provision Operational Vehicles or in the alternative immediate negotiation on review of the Self Drive/Self Rental to meet the economic reality in the country today.

Also in the Union’s demands are immediate stoppage of 24-hour job and introduction of work hours in accordance to the international best practices, immediate stoppage of work overload (combining ive tasks to theirs) on the workers, and immediate adherence to occupational health and safety for the workers in line with international best practices.

Announcing the commencement of strike, General Secretary of PTECSSAN Abdullahi Okonu said “We have made every effort to engage with employers, but our legitimate demands have been disregarded.

“This strike is a last resort to protect our ’ rights and well-being. We urge the public to understand our position and our struggle for fair treatment.”

While pleading with Nigerians to bear with the Union throughout the period of the strike, PTECSSAN “assures that it will engage with employers and the government to resolve the issues, but the strike will continue until their demands are met.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/09/telecoms-workers-to-begin-nationwide-strike-over-sack-poor-working-conditions-others-tomorrow/

Upon the already bad reception?



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Make this country just divide into different countries. Things will be better. The strike won't bring any positive results.

Nothing concern me but E dey mind

Which Telecoms abbeg?

You mean Nitel?

Na wah oh

The country is sinking daily ever since the subsidy removal and unwarrantable floating of Naira to please the IMF and not the citizens every sectors are detoriating even the telecom work that used to be lucrative
PBAT should either reverse the Naira float policy or resign before the masses force him out.

Thank God I left that country...

Hmmm

I'm aware of their ordeals. Calling for a strike is long overdue.

Good

All the best!

Please and please ooooo!
I am expecting call from Canada embassy for my interview to fly out of this TINUBULATION ooo.

I'm for and okay with anything that will drive these madness called reforms home. The strike is welcome by me.

This country is in shambles.

..

Why is everyone working against Tinubu, why?

Again, I say:

Avoid anything influenced by actions or policies originating from Nigeria or Nigerians. Anything independent of Nigeria’s dynamics is usually the key to avoiding frustration.

If only I had Starlink, I wouldn’t have to worry about my internet connection being disrupted by potential strikes.

Okay... At this point, I'm already laughing!


Please, wake me up when Police and Army embark on their own strike.

No work no pay

The problem is that we don't even have a government to intervene. Nigeria now is 'everyone for himself'. Everyone doing as they like.

Ok

When you think everything will be fine then another one happened APC came to kill and destroy

Hmm. Then no service from tomorrow. U better finish you data tonight ooh

Data go seize be that. Tinubu.u are stupid

But airtel 5g network can never ever vanish. Na 5g na,let's wait and see ..10am go determine