Workers in Niger state chapter of
the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have disclosed that they will be resuming
their suspended indefinite strike action over the decision of the State
Government to pay the November salaries of civil servants on a percentage
basis.
Leaders of the organized labour
in the state said the strike will resume on Tuesday, 1st December 2020 should
the government fails to address their grievances.
The NLC disclosed this in a
letter addressed to Governor Dani Bello through the Niger Head of Service and
signed by NLC Chairman, Comrade Yakubu Garba and TUC Chairman, Comrade Tanimu
Yunusa.
It read;
“We write on behalf of the State
Executive Council (SEC) of Niger State Organised Labour to convey to your
esteemed office the harmonized position of the affiliate unions as follows:
“That Niger State Government
should refund the slashed June 2020 2020 salaries to desirable civil servants
latest Tuesday, 1st December.
“That the discussion on payment
of outstanding October 2020 salaries of local government workers must be
conclusive on or before Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
“That the proposal by Niger State
Government to pay November 2020 salaries of LGAs and state workers on a
percentage basis is unacceptable and vehemently rejected.
“That failure of the government
to address issues 1, 2 and 3 above, the Organized Labour will be left with no
other option than to resume the earlier suspended indefinite strike action
effective midnight of
Tuesday, December 1, 2020.”
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