The leadership of the Organised Labour says there is no going back on the nationwide industrial action slated to start on Monday, the 3rd of June, 2024.
This was announced after a four-hour meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly on Sunday evening in Abuja
Head of the organized labour, Festus Osifo said the committee didn’t have the power to call off the strike on Monday morning but will address the pleas of NASS to it’s leadership.
The National Assembly said the meeting was to avert the impending industrial action which would have severe repercussions on the populace and economy
The meeting was part of last-minute efforts by the legislators to persuade workers to shelve their planned industrial action for a new minimum wage.
The decision of the Organised Labour followed the deadlock between the Federal Government and the unions over a new national minimum wage and reversal of the recent hike in electricity tariffs.
During the failed talks with the government, Labour rejected three government’s offers, the latest being N60,000 with both the TUC and the NLC subsequently pulling out of negotiations, insisting on ₦497,000 as the new minimum wage.