THE Staff of the Federal Medical Center Birninkudu in Jigawa State have declared a total and indefinite strike after the expiration of the 21day ultimatum issued to the management of the hospital.

 

The staff of the center had given an ultimatum of 21days within which they expected the management of the Hospital to respond positively to their demands of full payments of the arrears of part of their unpaid salaries since January.

 

This was contained in a press statement jointly signed by the chairmen of the Joint Medical Associations of Federal Medical Center Birninkudu.

 

The joint associations made up of Nigerian Medical Association, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Nigerian Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists, medical and Health Workers Union and the Nigerian Society of Physiotherapists have declared that the full blown strike will commence on Monday 1st July, 2013.

 

They equally declared that the action would involve all the categories of workers in the respective associations except staff on CONHESS 14 and CONMESS 5.

 

They also warned the management not to attempt taking any punitive action against any of their members,

 

According to the statement, “All staff are expected to leave their duty posts and conduct themselves in a civilised manner, no staff is expected to work during the period of indefinite industrial action”.