JOHESU Suspends Strike After Meeting Tinubu

Health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have suspended its 12-day-old strike.

The union said the decision was reached after its meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday.

JOHESU national vice chairman, Ogbonna Chimela, said, “We met with president Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, and he pleaded with the striking health workers to give him the benefit of the doubt that he will resolve the matters amicably.”

JOHESU had declared an indefinite strike from 12am on Thursday, 24th May, to press home their demands for health workers entitlements.

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It is the umbrella body of four affiliate unions namely Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institute and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRAI), Non-academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association (AHPA).

The union demands include, “Adjustment of consolidated health salary structure (CONHESS), payment of peculiar allowances to health workers under the aegis of JOHESU/AHPA, immediate and unconditional implementation of the Consultant Cadre Circular for pharmacists in all federal health Institutions.

“Payment of all withheld salaries of our members in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and outstanding April and May, 2018 salaries of members in Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Azare, payment of health workers exclude in the payment of new allowances.

“Immediate approval and implementation of the technical committee report on CONHESS adjustment by the federal government and immediate payment of the omission and shortfall in the COVID-19 hazard/inducement allowances of affected health workers in the institutions.

“Recognition of health workers in non-core hospital facilities in the payment of new hazard allowance and immediate and unconditional implementation of the pharmacist consultant cadre.”