NLC, TUC Suspend Indefinite Strike,
……..MWUN Directs Its Members To Resume Work Tomorrow
L-R President of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN,and Deputy President Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Dr.Adewale Adeyanju fnli,,and the President of NLC,Comrade Joe Ajaero
By Frank Odinukaeze
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspend the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023 following the removal of fuel subsidy.
Consequently, President of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN,Dr.Adewale Adeyanju,fni,has equally directed its members nation wide,to return to work tomorrow, according to a statement on Monday,2 ,October ,2023,by the media head of the Union,Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna
The statement reads,”It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress had directed its affiliate member Unions across the country to mobilise and shut down the country following the refusal of government to adhere to the seven points demand made by the NLC and the TUC to ameliorate the suffering of the teeming Nigerian Workers and the impoverished masses of the country.
“The President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade (Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju fnli HFCPSP, in the same vein equally ordered that all the nation’s Seaports, Jetties, Oil & Gas platforms and Terminals be shut down accordingly for operations.
“But after the outcome of emergency meeting summoned today, October 2, 2023, between the federal government and labour leaders was held, the NLC and TUC had jointly agreed to suspend the strike to allow for implementation of the NLC demands. Consequently, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC had directed that all its affiliate members should direct their members to return to work tomorrow, October 3, 2023 as the planned indefinite strike has been suspended.
“Comrade Adeyanju, the Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress had equally directed that all members of the Maritime sector should resume work tomorrow as instructed by the Nigeria Labour Congress”.
