FCTA workers suspend protest, issue 21-day ultimatum over unmet demands

Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), under the umbrella of the Joint Union Motion Committee (JUAC), have ended their three-day exclaim over unresolved grievances, including unpaid salaries and prolonged industrial disputes. The employees have now issued a new 21-day ultimatum to the FCT administration to tackle their demands.

The exclaim, which started on Monday, June 30, became as soon as constant with what the union described as the FCT Minister’s refusal to determine with key disorders affecting workers welfare. Among the many demands are the quick price of salaries, resolution of the FCT main faculty lecturers’ strike, and price of wage awards to smartly being workers. The union will seemingly be calling for the removal of the Chairman of the FCT Civil Provider Commission, Emeka Ezeh.

Speaking at the remaining exclaim gathering on Wednesday, JUAC President, Rifkatu Iortyer, beneficial workers that the management of the union had held a meeting with the FCTA management however walked out after officers declined to tackle the assembled protesters.

“The day long gone by, we met with management. Because they did now not advance out to tackle you—colleagues who stood under the rain—we walked out,” Iortyer acknowledged. “We beneficial them that we're handiest leading you and conveying your considerations. If they refuse to narrate to all of us, we gained’t proceed the dialog in personal.”

Based mostly fully mostly on Iortyer, the union will now discover a structured industrial circulation course of constant with International Labour Organisation (ILO) requirements. She defined that JUAC will birth up with a 21-day watch, followed by a 14-day watch, and a remaining 7-day watch if no circulation is taken by the administration.

“We have written the letter for the 21-day ultimatum. After that expires with out response, we are in a position to give them 14 more days. If nothing occurs, we are in a position to relate one other 7-day watch. If that fails, we are in a position to resume circulation,” she acknowledged.

Iortyer assured the protesting workers that the union management would no longer abandon their demands and pledged endured advocacy till the administration responds.

“My trusty prayer is that they hear us. We desire them to listen to us—that’s why we’ve gathered. But if they don’t, we are going to now not support down. We can pursue the following steps they're warding off,” she acknowledged.

The union is but to repeat its subsequent course of circulation ought to the administration fail to reply after the ultimatum sequence.