In Benue: NLC, TUC Declare Indefinite Strike On Oct. 3

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Benue State have declared an indefinite strike on October 3, in an effort to protest the non-payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities owed in the state.

It is understood that workers in the state are owed between 7 and 11 months salaries while the pensioners are owed for 13 months. Retirees too are yet to receive their gratuities.

The unions also shunned an invitation by the Benue State House of Assembly yesterday to appear before it for the purpose of dialoguing in order to intervene between the union and the state government.

Comrades Godwin Anya, Ordue Tartenger and Philip Anongu, Chairmen of the NLC, TUC and JPNC respectively, in Makurdi, jointly signed and issued the communiqué declaring the industrial action.

The labour leaders said the action was taken by the joint State Executive Council (SEC) of the unions after the expiration of the 7-day warning strike by the organised labour in the state.

They regretted government’s inability to meet their demands said that all avenues for arbitration on the matter yielded no results.

“SEC resolved to embark on total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action with effect from Tuesday, October 3, 2017, to press home its demand for payment of entitlements,” they said.

The labour leaders said that the state workers were owed March to Sept. 2017 salaries, while teachers and local government workers were owed Nov.2016 to Sept.2017 salaries.

They added the retirees were owed pensions and gratuities for Nov. 2014 to April 2015 and March to Sept. 2017, while their local government counterparts were owed pensions for Aug. 2016 to Sept. 2017.

 

The post In Benue: NLC, TUC Declare Indefinite Strike On Oct. 3 appeared first on 360Nobs.com.