The Nigeria Labour Congress leadership has decided to hold a two-day warning strike starting on September 5 and 6 of 2023.
The NLC president, who issued the threat in Abuja on Friday, said that if the federal government did not act to alleviate the painful suffering that Nigerians are currently experiencing, the union will mobilise its affiliates to go on an indefinite strike.
After a National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, according to Ajaero, the union made their choice.
In addition to threatening a strike, NLC has charged the federal government with interfering in union business, particularly the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
The union expressed its regret that the loss of the fuel subsidy had caused the masses to suffer and that there was nothing concrete that might lessen their suffering.
“Until the government takes action to address the terrible mass suffering and poverty being experienced across the nation, we have decided to start a total and indefinite shutdown of the country within 14 working days or 21 days from today.
To show that we are prepared for the longer strike later in the month and to demand that the State leave the illegally occupied National Headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), we will begin a 2-day nationwide warning strike on Tuesday, September 5, and Wednesday, September 6, 2023.
In order to force the state administration to stop abusing and violating the rights and privileges of employees and trade unions in the state, we also decided to organise a large-scale protest and march in Imo State within the month of September 2023.
According to a statement made by Ajaero on Friday, “We are ready to start the shutdown of the operations of Airpeace Airline and other companies in the Aviation sector that are involved in serial violation of the rights of workers in the sector to freedom of Association, to collectively bargain, and to organise.”
