The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Care Professionals have announced a seven-day warning strike, set to begin Friday midnight, October 25, 2024.
This followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government over pending demands by the health workers. Addressing journalists in Abuja.
National chairman, JOHESU, Kabiru Minjibir, stated the union’s key demands to include the immediate implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), the payment of a 25% arrears review for the period of June to December 2023, and an upward review of the retirement age for healthcare workers.
Minjibir emphasised that the strike was a warning action, aimed at pushing the government to meet their long-standing demands.
The latest strike by JOHESU came after a series of negotiations with the Federal Government, many of which have failed to yield concrete outcomes.
JOHESU leadership has however indicated that it will remain open to dialogue stressing that the government must act urgently to prevent a full-blown strike after the warning period.