Thursday, November 11, 2010
NLC suspend strike:Minimum Wage
Labour, yesterday deferred to President Goodluck Jonathan and nationwide warning strike Suspended icts embarked upon over non-Perceived Of The Federal Government Commitment To The Implementation Of The N18, 000 new National Minimum Wage. The action paralyzed Economic activities At The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Across the nation, as MOST Businesses Were Closed With civil servants Staying off work.
Banks, departments and Agencies Were aussi Under Lock. However, Some Banks Were seeing Carrying out services skeletal Later in the Day. Also, motorists queuing up Were seen at filing stations That Were Opened for business.
Public Schools Were aussi deserted as teachers stayed off Their Duties. Some Of The Pupils Who Obviously Thought The Strike Would not hold as rumoured late Tuesday evening Were caught in the action as THEY HAD to trek back home.Thats the warning strike indications Would Be Effective emerged early in the Day When All vehicular traffic-prone roads in areas "like-Suleija Kubwa Road, Airport Road as well as" Nyaya-Mararaba-Karu Road, All in the Outskirt of the City, Almost Were empty. However, Major Markets Within Abuja Were busy as civil servants strike Capitalized On The To Do Their shopping. At Wuse market labor, Utako, It Was Business as Usual, Even busier Than other days.
At The Hospitals visited by the Daily Sun, normal medical services Were Being Carried Out. At Gwarimpa and Wuse General Hospital, nurses and doctors seen Were Attending to patients. Announcing The suspension after a meeting of Their National Executive Council (NEC), Both The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) leader Said The Action Being put on hold WAS Because Of The Desired outcome has drawn attention from The Various organs of government. Noted it particularly, The Role of the National Assembly in Giving assurances thats the matter expeditiously Will Be Dealt With Brought Before It ounces.
However, That There Were reports The Organized labor HAD suspendend The late night action after meeting With President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, Before Whom the labor leaders Were Said to Have Promised That Would Be The action put on hold.
The President reportedly Already Told The unionists That The Federal Government Paying WAS N17, 100 and thats the Demanded N18, 000 Would not Be a difficulot Task For Him to Implement the Process ounces are in place.Acting President Of The NLC and TUC Promise Adewusi President-General, Peter Esele Further Explained That purpose of calling for The Warning strike Been Achieved Which WAS HAD to Call the attention of The Authority To The lingering after "having lost precious time On the Issues of a new national minimum wage. "
Theys Stated That They Were Waiting for the council of state meeting fixed for November 25 so thats the end Will Be FINALIZED & the Bill Forwarded To The National Assembly. The labor leaders, however Warned That Any Further failure to Start the Process After the Council of State meeting ATTRACT Will not "any ultimatum from plowing Before commencing a full share. Beside, They Noted optometrist Would not accept Any Amount Less Than The Agreed N18, 000.
Therefor, The Labour Will Be first weekend meeting is in December to Assess The Situation and review the Position Of The National Council of State. Theys Alleged That Were Some governors working Behind the Scene to thwart efforts at getting The minimum wage The New. Some Other governors, leaders of The Congress Disclosed optometrist feigned ignorance Of The memo Sent to Them by the New Minimum Wage Committee on icts resolution.
Justifying The decision to suspend The Action, The Labour leaders Argueda optometrist sept Forced to declare the action and thats the decision motivated by WAS The Suffering Of The working masses. "This is Not an ego trip, weekends mean What we are doing and we are serious about it. Once We Have Reason To Embark On Strike and We Do When We Have Reason To suspend We Do it "
Adewusi, while commending Nigerians pour la peaceful observance of The Strike That Lamented a member of The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) Ehikioyas Godwin, WAS shot by an anti-riot Policeman in Benin, Edo state Düring a peaceful rally. He Will Be Said The NLC Petitioning The Presidency And The Inspector-General of Police, over-the shooting and called Set for The Immediate Prosecution Of The policemen Who Bought The Labour leader Alleged escape-through history and Arik Air from Lagos to Benin.
"We very strong term in Condemned The unprovoked shooting Of The Edo State Chairman of NUATE Who Was Shot by a policeman Earlier today in Benin. We call it The Inspector General of Police to Order the immediate arrest, dismissal and Prosecution Of The Officer Who Carried Out the act ", he Stated
Banks, departments and Agencies Were aussi Under Lock. However, Some Banks Were seeing Carrying out services skeletal Later in the Day. Also, motorists queuing up Were seen at filing stations That Were Opened for business.
Public Schools Were aussi deserted as teachers stayed off Their Duties. Some Of The Pupils Who Obviously Thought The Strike Would not hold as rumoured late Tuesday evening Were caught in the action as THEY HAD to trek back home.Thats the warning strike indications Would Be Effective emerged early in the Day When All vehicular traffic-prone roads in areas "like-Suleija Kubwa Road, Airport Road as well as" Nyaya-Mararaba-Karu Road, All in the Outskirt of the City, Almost Were empty. However, Major Markets Within Abuja Were busy as civil servants strike Capitalized On The To Do Their shopping. At Wuse market labor, Utako, It Was Business as Usual, Even busier Than other days.
At The Hospitals visited by the Daily Sun, normal medical services Were Being Carried Out. At Gwarimpa and Wuse General Hospital, nurses and doctors seen Were Attending to patients. Announcing The suspension after a meeting of Their National Executive Council (NEC), Both The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) leader Said The Action Being put on hold WAS Because Of The Desired outcome has drawn attention from The Various organs of government. Noted it particularly, The Role of the National Assembly in Giving assurances thats the matter expeditiously Will Be Dealt With Brought Before It ounces.
However, That There Were reports The Organized labor HAD suspendend The late night action after meeting With President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, Before Whom the labor leaders Were Said to Have Promised That Would Be The action put on hold.
The President reportedly Already Told The unionists That The Federal Government Paying WAS N17, 100 and thats the Demanded N18, 000 Would not Be a difficulot Task For Him to Implement the Process ounces are in place.Acting President Of The NLC and TUC Promise Adewusi President-General, Peter Esele Further Explained That purpose of calling for The Warning strike Been Achieved Which WAS HAD to Call the attention of The Authority To The lingering after "having lost precious time On the Issues of a new national minimum wage. "
Theys Stated That They Were Waiting for the council of state meeting fixed for November 25 so thats the end Will Be FINALIZED & the Bill Forwarded To The National Assembly. The labor leaders, however Warned That Any Further failure to Start the Process After the Council of State meeting ATTRACT Will not "any ultimatum from plowing Before commencing a full share. Beside, They Noted optometrist Would not accept Any Amount Less Than The Agreed N18, 000.
Therefor, The Labour Will Be first weekend meeting is in December to Assess The Situation and review the Position Of The National Council of State. Theys Alleged That Were Some governors working Behind the Scene to thwart efforts at getting The minimum wage The New. Some Other governors, leaders of The Congress Disclosed optometrist feigned ignorance Of The memo Sent to Them by the New Minimum Wage Committee on icts resolution.
Justifying The decision to suspend The Action, The Labour leaders Argueda optometrist sept Forced to declare the action and thats the decision motivated by WAS The Suffering Of The working masses. "This is Not an ego trip, weekends mean What we are doing and we are serious about it. Once We Have Reason To Embark On Strike and We Do When We Have Reason To suspend We Do it "
Adewusi, while commending Nigerians pour la peaceful observance of The Strike That Lamented a member of The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) Ehikioyas Godwin, WAS shot by an anti-riot Policeman in Benin, Edo state Düring a peaceful rally. He Will Be Said The NLC Petitioning The Presidency And The Inspector-General of Police, over-the shooting and called Set for The Immediate Prosecution Of The policemen Who Bought The Labour leader Alleged escape-through history and Arik Air from Lagos to Benin.
"We very strong term in Condemned The unprovoked shooting Of The Edo State Chairman of NUATE Who Was Shot by a policeman Earlier today in Benin. We call it The Inspector General of Police to Order the immediate arrest, dismissal and Prosecution Of The Officer Who Carried Out the act ", he Stated
