LABOUR treats to embark on their planned strike!!!

The labour unions are threatening to go ahead with their planned strike action
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to go ahead with its scheduled nationwide strike on today, May 18 after walking out of the meeting held with the representatives of the Federal Government.

NLC said they were angered by the decision of the Federal Government to proceed to court, despite existing negotiation which was at the instance of the government.

The action of the NLC followed the failure of the parties to resolve the dispute over the increase of the pump price of petroleum by the Federal Government from N86.50 to N145 per litre.

Recall that over the weekend, organised labour and the civil society gave the Federal Government till midnight on Tuesday to reverse the increase or face an indefinite national strike.

While the NLC said it was not aware of the court order stopping the strike, the Trade Union Congress flayed the Federal Government for obtaining it.

“I am not aware of any court injunction. As far as I am concerned, I am not aware of any court injunction,” the general secretary of the NLC, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson, told Punch newspaper.

On its part, the President of the TUC, Mr Bala Kaigama said: “That is what we are going to the meeting to find out. Who instituted that? So, we would find out if it is going to stop our negotiations. They are doing it through panic.  I think they are scared. We have not been served. Can you talk of what you have not seen?” he asked.

The NIC in its ruling on Tuesday, May 17 stopped the TUC and the NLC from embarking on their planned strike scheduled to start on Wednesday.

But Speaking to newsmen after the meeting with labour leaders, secretary to the government of the federation, Mr Babachir Lawal said: “The National Industrial Court has given an injunction that no strike by NLC and TUC should hold tomorrow (Wednesday). It is therefore clear that anyone embarking on strike tomorrow (Wednesday) is doing so illegally and government is assuring all Nigerians to come out and do their jobs tomorrow (Wednesday).