The union earlier issued the Seyi Makinde-led government a 14-day ultimatum to address its demands.
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has commended the decision of the members and leadership of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MAHWUN), Oyo State chapter for its decision to embark on a 7-day warning strike.
The union earlier issued the Seyi Makinde-led government a 14-day ultimatum to address its demands.
In a statement signed by Abiodun Bamigboye and obtained by SaharaReporters, the group said, “The strike should not be limited to a Stay-at-Home Action but include a Series of Mass Action and a link with the state striking nurses and midwives to build a coalition for the actualization of demands.
“The demands of the union include the implementation of the new national hazard allowance for health professionals; implementation of teaching allowance for members who involve in the training of interns and students on clinical and research postings and adjustment of CONHESS table for members in the service of Oyo State.”
The CDWR says it supports all the demands of the health workers union.
It called on the state government to accede to the demands of all of the aggrieved workers across the state.
It said, “We equally note that these demands like those of the striking state nurses and midwives as well as workers in the state-owned tertiary institutions who recently suspended a 3-day warning strike are indication of the fact that the issues affecting Oyo state workers are enormous and far beyond the usual propaganda often made by Makinde-led government around mere monthly payment of salary.
“It further underscores our consistent position in the CDWR that Makinde-led government is never and far from being called a workers’ friendly.”
The statement also lampooned the Makinde-led administration ‘for not being worker-friendly’.
It said, “No worker-friendly government will allow itself to be served an ultimatum on issue that borders on the welfare of its workers let alone watches them embarking on a strike without attending to their demands.
“It is almost a month now that nurses and midwives across the state-owned health institutions have been on strike without having any of their demands addressed.”
The health workers’ union was urged to mobilise its members for a possible mass mobilisation.
“It is in the light of this important lesson we call on the state leadership of the health workers union not to limit their 7-day warning strike to just a sit at home but to immediately commence mobilization of both their members and general public in preparation for a possible mass action to build more public support for the strike,” it added.