The proposed industrial action by the Organised Labour will commenced tomorrow as planned as last ditch efforts by the leadership of the National Assembly and the executive arm of government to persuade the union leaders fail.
The meeting was conveyed at the behest of the NASS leadership with regard to the proposed industrial action by the labour unions over the yet to be approved minimum wage for workers.
Speaking after the failed meeting to force the Organised Labour to call off the proposed strike, the President, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Festus Osifo said that they don’t have the powers to suspend the strike against the backdrop that there are organs that they must report to before a final decision could be taken.
Osifo said, “There was an appeal from the Senate President to call off the strike. On our part, we said we cannot sit here and just call off the strike because we need to report to our people. We will take all their pleas to our organs. For now, we don’t have the powers to call off the strike.”
AVATION UNION JOIN STRIKE
Consequent upon the fail negotiations, aviation unions have announced that they will shut down operations across all airports in the country in adherence to the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress.
In a joint statement by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), on Sunday, the unions announced that they would down tools from Monday 12 a.m. in all airports in the country in compliance with NLC’s declared nationwide strike.
“In compliance with the directive from our labour —Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria—we hereby inform the general public, aviation service providers, airline operators, aviation businesses and all aviation workers nationwide that starting from 0000hrs of June 3, 2024, all services at all Nigerian airports shall be fully withdrawn till further notice,” the joint statement reads.
The joint statement was signed by general secretary NUATE, Ocheme Aba, deputy general secretary ATSSSAN, Frances Akinjole, secretary general ANAP, Abdul Rasaq Saidu, and Olayinka Abioye, general secretary NAAPE.
NLC is demanding a minimum wage of N494,000 based on the spiking cost of living, while the federal government is offering measly N60,000.
