Reports from Niger State indicate that workers in the state are resuming their industrial strike action on Tuesday.
This was disclosed by the Niger state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) stating that they are compelled to resume the strike after the State Government decided to pay November salaries of civil servants on a percentage basis.
This was revealed in a letter addressed to the state governor, Governor Dani Bello which reads;
“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.”
Source: ghgossip.com
