JUSAG: Gov’t must meet revised demands to end strike

The association has revised its initial demands and made concessions to make it easier for the government to reach an agreement, but the feedback received so far has not met its expectations.

JUSAG General Secretary, Abdulai Yakubu, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday, November 7, saying the association’s leadership remained dissatisfied with the progress made towards resolving the dispute.

He explained that the association initially submitted its demands to the Presidency for consideration but revised its position after the government’s response fell short of its expectations.

Mr Yakubu said the revised demands represented the association’s best possible compromise, adding that members would remain on strike if the government failed to meet them.

“At our last meeting, we outlined the demands that we wanted to be met, which was conveyed to the Presidency and we were expecting feedback. The feedback came and it did not satisfy the demands that we have had and so we decided to revise our position to make it easy for government to meet those demands.

“We made it clear that the revised position was the best we could do for the government and if the government wouldn’t agree to the demands that we are making, we may continue the strike. At our leadership level, the position remains that, given the extent to which we have gone with the government, if it is unable to meet our demands, we may still have to continue the strike.”