Osun Workers Down Tools Indefinitely
Civil servants in Osun State has begun indefinite industrial action. The organised labour in the state had on Friday issued an ultimatum to the state government to resolve half salary, promotion and other issues with the Osun workers before today, Wednesday, or face an indefinite industrial action.
Labour leaders in the state led other workers to the State Secretariat at Abere as early as 7am to ensure total compliance to the directive to workers in the state to stay at home.
Speaking to newsmen on behalf of the striking Osun workers, the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Comrade Jacob Adekomi, disclosed that workers from grade level 01 to 07 who were collecting full salary also joined the strike because the strike was not based on the issue of half salary alone.
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He said, “We are on strike in Osun. We are here at the State Government Secretariat, Abere to ensure a total compliance to the strike directive.
“As you can see, no worker came to resume work today because they are our members and the labour directed that they should stay at home.
“The labour is indivisible, that is why those who are collecting full salaries also complied. The strike is not even about half salary alone.
“The issue of promotion is there, pension is there and are you saying those from level 1 to 7 will not retire in the future?
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“The compliance is total and we are happy about it. Nobody can divide us. The labour is one indivisible family whether you are on level one, 13 or any level”, he affirmed.
Among the labour leaders who stormed the Secretariat was the chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Amudah Wakeel.
