Strike Looms As NLC, TUC Hold Congress Monday In Oyo

To determine whether to start a strike, the Oyo State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliated organizations will convene a congress today, Monday.

The State Advisory Council (SAC) and State Executive Council (SEC) met in the Labour House, American Quarters, Agodi, Ibadan, and decided to fix the congress.

Workers were instructed to gather at Labour House on Monday morning for a briefing and update on the ongoing negotiations between the government and labor unions in the statement that was made following the meeting.

The salary award and the welfare of employees and retirees are topics of discussion in the negotiations between the government and labor organizations.

Gistlover recalls that the unions in the statement also condemned the attack on the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State.

The statement partly reads, “We, the Oyo State Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), stand united and strongly condemn in totality the recent attack on the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress by the Nigerian Police in Imo State on Wednesday 2nd November 2023 by the hopeless Government of Hope Uzodinma and Police Force.

“We view this egregious incident as an affront to the fundamental rights and liberties of the Nigerian labour force and an alarming manifestation of the tyrannical tendencies displayed by some State Governments towards the labour movement.

“In conclusion, we, the Oyo State NLC and TUC, wish to make it clear that we will not take this attack on the National President of the NLC or any Labour Leader lightly. We stand resolute in our commitment to defending the rights and welfare of workers in Oyo State and throughout Nigeria.”