Labour says attempt to intimidate its leaders may worsen issue, prolong nationwide strike
- The organized labour union in a collective effort with TUC demands for N494,000 minimum wage.
- NLC persuades the Nigeria’s federal government to reverse hiked electricity tariff to N65/kWh
- Nigeria’s federal government offers to pay N60,000 as minimum wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the Nigerian government and its security agencies against intimidating its leaders with the use of force, noting that such action may only worsen the issue and prolong the current nationwide strike.
It says attempt its leaders are working in line with the designed directives of its “organs”.
The announcement was released on its X official timeline: ”Any Attempt to Intimidate, Provoke or Blackmail Our Leaders at The Negotiation Table would worsen the issue and further Prolong our action indefinitely.”
“Our Leaders are acting in accordance with directives of Our Organs. Viva! Organized Labour, Viva! Working People Of Nigeria!”
Earlier today being Monday, June 3, 2034, several articles were published , as was previously reported by Epicstorian News, about some unions shutting down many public schools, banks, and other workplaces in compliance with orders from the two organized labour Unions to go on a nationwide strike.
NLC outlined the importance of the ongoing nationwide strike earlier , where it insisted that it wanted nothing else save the federal government to meet its collective demands.
“We demand a living wage,“ the organized labour unions said. “More money in the hands of workers would boost the economy because it goes to the market, but money in the hands of politicians is buried in the soakaway pit.”
Previously, the two unions gave the federal government May 31, 2024, as cut-off date for negotiations on the new minimum wage.
They had also, among other demands, persuaded the Nigerian federal government to reverse the hiked electricity tariff to N65/kWh.
A source said the labour unions informed on Friday night that a nationwide strike would begin on Monday, given the Nigerian federal government’s failure to heed to its request for an increase in the proposed minimum wage of N60,000.
The federal government is only willing to pay N60,000 minimum wage after increasing its initially proposed N57,000 to N60,000.
Labour rejected the offer, demanding for N494,000 minimum wage at their last meeting.
Recall that EPICSTORIAN NEWS had reported today that Presidents of the two organized labour unions (Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress), Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, in a statement, said they were disappointed at the federal government for not having passed the new National Minimum Wage Act into law.
