NARD Strike: Resident Doctors Suspend Strike After Two Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2021
Members of the association voted in favour of suspending the industrial action during a meeting held on Sunday.
A member of the association confirmed the development to newsmen,He said that 56 officials voted for the suspension of the industrial action, against 28 who wanted the strike to continue.
The resident doctors embarked on a nationwide strike on August 2 to protest several issues that affect them.
These include the non-payment of death benefits to families of members who died while treating COVID-19 patients, as well as non-payment of hazard allowance and arrears of salaries of members in various states.
In its bid to get the doctors back to work, the Federal Government had convened several meetings with the association, but the talks failed to resolve the impasse with both parties trading accusations in the media.
The government also sued the association at the National Industrial Court in Abuja and Justice Bashar Alkali who presided over the matter ordered the resident doctors to suspend their strike and return to work immediately, pending the determination of the substantive suit.