UCH Re-absorbs Workers not paid for over three years

 

Workers of the University College(UCH) Ibadan Nigeria whose salaries were stopped for over three years have been reintegrated into the hospital's payroll.

Some of the workers who displayed their new appointment letters expressed joy while recounting the difficult times they had passed through because their salaries were stopped.

''We thank God that we have been re-integrated into the payroll of the UCH. We were not paid for over three years and during that period we were unable to meet our obligations to our families and relations. We thank God,'' they stated.

In his reaction, the chairman of the Non Academic Staff Union and Associated Institutions(NNASU), Comrade Kehinde Abiona disclosed that the problem revolved around the non-recognition of their employment by the office of the Head of Service of the Federation.

Comrade Abiona further stated that only financial members of the union were bonafide members.

''The good news is that many of them who have not been paid for upwards of three years have been reabsorbed. And their new appointment letters, which are recognized by the office of the Head of Service of the Federation, have been issued to them.

''My advice to those who are claiming to be members of NASU, is that they should make available their pay slips to ascertain the veracity of their claims. The membership of a trade union should be maintained on a monthly basis, by paying a monthly subscription. If anyone fails to remit his or her dues, then such an individual is no longer a member of the union,'' Comrade Abiona stated.