The Organized Labour’s industrial action in Abia State earlier scheduled to begin on Monday, July 15, 2024 will no longer hold, according to the Leadership of the Workers Union
The Source reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its ally the Trade Union Congress, TUC, had, in a letter, addressed to the Abia State Governor last week, informed about the decision of the state workforce to embark on the strike to press home their demands for the implementation of the 2019 N30,000 minimum wage and the N35,000 wage award by the Federal Government effective July 15 .
However ,they maintained that the proposed strike action could be averted if meaningful negotiation could be initiated with the state authorities .
At a briefing on Sunday, July ,14, the Chairman of the State Chapter of the NLC, Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya said the suspension of the industrial action is to give the State Government time to give effect to the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding MoU it has entered with it .
The two Parties had been locked in a marathon negotiation all through Friday, July 13, and Saturday, July 14, in Umuahia the State capital.
The NLC Chairman who said that MoU principally dwells on the two issues of 2019 minimum wage and the 2023 wage award, however, warned that it will resurrect the strike issue if the terms of the agreement are not met on or before July 28 ,.
The seven point MoU also captured the payments of the workers leave allowances in the last four years among others.
Comrade Ogbonnaya, therefore, called on Abia State Workers to resume at their various duty posts, while promising that the Organized Labour Leadership will continue to monitor the compliance level of the MoU.
He assured the workers of the commitment of the Labour Union leadership in protecting their interests and welfare.
The State TUC Chairman, Ihechi Eneogwe added that the Labour Leadership will work in concert with the State Government to ensure that workers in the State get whatever are due to them.
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