NLC may declare solidarity strike with ASUU

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that it may consider declaring a solidarity strike in support of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The President of the Congress, Abdulwahed Omar, who stated this Wednesday in a communique issued at the end of a National Executive Council (NEC) the NLC, said if all efforts at resolving the industrial crisis fails, the NLC would then be left with no choice than to declare the action.

This comes as he revealed that the labour centre would be meeting with Vice President Mohammed Sambo in Abuja Thursday with a view to resolving the logjam.
He said: "The organs of Congress have spoken and have directed the intervention of the Congress towards resolving the matter. This is why the leadership of Congress would be meeting with the Vice President tomorrow (today) with ASUU so that we can find amicable solution to the disagreement. We have not said we will not declare sympathy strike if the need be."
Omar also decried the alleged non payment of entitlements of disengaged PHCN workers saying, "we will resist this move because it is against the privatization law that stipulate the settlement of all labour matters before privatozation of any public utility."
The labour leader also called for the probe of Aviation Minister Stella Oduah over the purchase of armoured cars for her after proper investigations.

- The Guardian

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