The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC in Abia State says it has resolved to resume its suspended indefinite strike in the state today over unpaid salaries and pensions.
In a statement on Monday by its state Secretary, Emma Alozie, the NLC said its members “unanimously” made the resolution to resume the industrial action during the group’s executive meeting on Friday.
The labour union explained that the decision was in response to “the plethora of problems Abia workers and pensioners are facing in the hands of Abia State Government” because of the government’s alleged failure to pay them.
The national leadership of the NLC had on 28 February declared an indefinite strike in Abia State to compel the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to offset arrears of workers’ salaries and pensioners’ retirement benefits.
The union later suspended the industrial action, about five days later, after it reportedly reached an agreement with the state government.
But in the Monday statement, the NLC in the state said the group would resume the suspended indefinite strike because the state government was yet to fulfil its promises to the workers.
It directed all chairpersons and secretaries of all affiliate unions to ensure total compliance of all members to the directive
