The United Labour Congress (ULC) will tomorrow, Thursday 27th, September, embark on an indefinite strike due to the Federal Government’s inability to implement the new minimum wage of N65,000 every month.
ULC President, Joe Ajaero, said, yesterday, at a briefing in Lagos: ‘’By this communiqué, we order all our affiliates and state councils nation-wide to move to the final level of alert in their preparation for the proposed nation-wide strike. ‘’We urge Nigerian masses to stockpile food and other necessities, given the known intransigence and insensitivity this government has shown to our collective plight as a people. ‘’Furthermore, we wish to state that Nigerian workers will not only deny any government that denies us our living wages in the forthcoming general elections but also set up active machinery to mobilise against their elections.”
He said the decision to embark on the strike follows the expiration of a 14day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage.
He said the decision to embark on the strike follows the expiration of a 14day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to implement the new minimum wage.
In a similar development, the chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Rivers state chapter, Mr. Austin Jonah has directed all affiliate unions of the TUC in the state to comply with the directives to join the Nation wide warning strike from tomorrow. The chairman, Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), Rivers state chapter, O. T Lilly West also confirmed that the NCSU is ready to join the warning strike.
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