The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, gave the commendation in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
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The president said information at their disposal indicated that it was only at FMC Yenagoa that resident doctors were being owed 52 per cent of their salaries since January 2016
NAN reports that the union’s leadership, after its emergency executive committee meeting, declared the warning strike at a news conference on Monday in Abuja
They also said their fate of going to Junior Secondary School is yet to be known due to the ongoing teachers strike, hence the need for the state government and the union to dialogue in order to end the strike
The miffed workers have, however, vowed never to accept the situation and signified intention to go on another strike next week to press for the salaries
However, on Wednesday, the Federal Government summoned the leadership of PENGASSAN and the Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria to a meeting
Labour also said government should immediately pay workers and pensioners their six months outstanding salaries and pensions, while rescinding its decision to sell-off any public school in the state
Fayose, who expressed sympathy with the striking workers and the inconveniences the current financial situation in the country is causing them, opined that the financial condition of the country might not get better soon
Saraki met with the leadership of the Comrade Ayuba Waba-led NLC alongside the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Francis Ailimikhena; the Chairman, Senate Committee on Labour, Senator Suleiman Nazif; Senator Joshua Lidani; Senator Kabiru Gaya; and Senator Mao Ohunabunwa
He said the state Commissioner of Police, Maigari Dikko, had met with the Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to ensure the peaceful conduct of the strike
The governor renewed his call on the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to do its promised consultation and return to the negotiating table for an amicable resolution of the issues involved for the benefit of all parties
The state government had on Tuesday warned residents not to partake in the strike following the ruling of the National Industrial Court in Abuja barring the Nigeria Labour Congress from proceeding with the industrial action
Askira said the decision to shift the date of the strike was taken after the extraordinary meeting of the National Executive Council of the association held on April 26 in Sokoto.
He listed some of their demands to include payments of members’ salaries till date and appropriate placement of members in both states and federal tertiary hospitals across the nation
According to a release signed by the Head of Service, Elder Sola Adeyemi: “The application of the ‘no work, no pay’ rule followed the refusal of the striking workers to heed appeals from government and well-meaning indigenes of the state and the refusal of the labour unions to consider all entreaties to end the industrial action so that the state might be in a position to generate resources for the benefit of the workers and generality of the citizens
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that organised labour had on Wednesday commenced a three-day warning strike over some issues, including non-payment of salaries to primary school teachers
This was contained in a statement signed by Solomon Obaji, the Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, and Alhaji Tukur Taji, the Secretary of the Trade Union Congress, and issued to newsmen in Jalingo
It quoted section 42 (1A) of the Trade Dispute Act 2004, which stated that “where any worker takes part in a strike, he or she shall not be entitled to any wages or other remunerations in the period of the strike”
The lecturers, in a statement by Prof. F. C. Piwuna, the Chairman of the university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Friday in Jos, said ASUU’s National Executive Council had approved the action
The three non-academic staff unions at the University of Ibadan have directed members to resume work on Monday after a…