 The federal government has inaugurated a seven-person committee taxed with the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of University, ASU. The committee, chaired by Emeritus Professor Mimi Briggs, has three bones to conclude the renegotiation with ASU. ASU is currently on a one-month warning strike, which commenced on February the 4th. The academics are seeking improved welfare, revitalization of public universities and academic autonomy, among other demands.