ZAINAB JUNAID
The leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the aegis of Comrade (Prince) Dr Adewale Adeyanju, has directed all its members in MWUN to immediately return to work as the Organized Labour suspended strike Tuesday morning.
This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN.
According to the statement, “The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (NLC) have suspended the nationwide indefinite strike called for by both Unions for one week on the premise of Federal Government asking both Unions to sheath their sword inorder to discuss the national minimum wage with the tripartite committee on moving from the previously proposed N60,000 Naira minimum wage, which the Unions outrightly rejected.
“Based on the foregoing, the leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the aegis of Comrade (Prince) Dr Adewale Adeyanju, fnli, HFCPSP, has directed all its members in MWUN to immediately return to work with immediate effect”.
However, the Nigeria Labour Congress on X stated that strike action has been relaxed for one week to allow the conclusion of negotiation.
Also in the communique of the joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the NLC and TUC held earlier on Tuesday Morning, at Theolaitan Oyerinde Hall, NLC’s National Headquarters Abuja, the attached was resolved at.
