Barring any
change in stance, Nigeria may soon be thrown into darkness should electricity
workers, on the platform of National Union of Electricity Employees,
NUEE, make
good of threats to join the impending nationwide strike.
FINANCAL
WATCH learnt The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG,
yesterday said loading of products, including aviation fuel, would stop from
today as affiliates of United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, begin an
indefinite strike.
The
industrial action is fresh move by the United Labor Congress, ULC, a union that
seeks to act as umbrella for both NLC and TUC. However, leaders of the National
Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Employees, NUBIFIE, said members may
not effectively join the strike today because the union just concluded its
delegates conference weekend, warning, however, that members would fully join
should the strike persist.
But the
Nigerian Labor Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, insisted yesterday
that the ULC was fake, since it was not recognized by government, and urged
Nigerians to ignore the group.
Similarly,
the Federal Ministry of Labour also held on to its earlier position that the
ULC was not recognized by the Federal Government.
The
Presidency, through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, said last night that the Presidency stands by the
Labour Minister’s position that the ULC is not recognized by the Federal
Government.
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