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.
Employees who will observe the strike action are 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.
PTECSSAN disclosed it has pending issues with no fewer than 39 telecoms servicing companies including the sack of three of its members by Specific Tools & Technology Limited.
According to reports, 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 membership dues into the Union’s account as earlier provided.
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 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.
