The Joint National Public Service in Plateau State has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their three months unpaid salaries and other allowances.
The Chairman of the Service which is the union for all workers in the State, Titus Malau, who addressed journalists at a media briefing in Jos on Thursday, lamented that the state government was not concerned about its workers’ welfare as they are owed three months of backlog of salaries along with other allowances running into several months.
Malau listed other demands of the workers to include lack of promotions, non-implementation of existing salary structure, and third-party dedications.
The workers, according to Malau, had earlier given the Governor Simon Lalong’s administration a seven-day ultimatum which expired on May 3 without adequate response from the government.
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”In line with our seven days ultimatum which expired on May 3, the leadership of the joint council has made frantic efforts to avert an industrial upheaval by meeting with the government to reach an amicable resolution on two occasions,” he said.
“We met with the government on May 3 and May 4, but it was unable to address the vexed issues.
“In our last sitting, the representative of government appealed that we grant them an extension of two weeks within which our demands will be met.
“But the leadership of the council met and considered the extension of four days, from Friday, May 5, to Wednesday, May 10, to enable the government to address these pressing issues.
“If by May 10 the situation remains unchanged, we will be left with no other option than to embark on an indefinite strike action to press for our demands,” Malau added.