Ekiti Workers to begin Warning Strike

Ekiti State organised labour has directed workers to proceed on a three-day warning strike effective from Monday 03 August 2020, to pressure the state government to pay outstanding salaries, allowances and pension arrears of their members. The strike is supported by Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC), Trade Union Congress(TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC).

The State government and organised labour have been in disagreement over unpaid seven months salary arrears of local government workers and primary school teachers, as well as pensioners, three-month arrears for secondary school teachers and civil servants and outstanding gratuities spanning over ten years.

The directive was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Chairmen of NLC, Comrade Kolapo Olatunde; TUC, Comrade Sola Adigun and JNC, Comrade Kayode Fatomiluyi. They said the strike action will commence from 12:00am on Monday, 3rd August 2020, except government attends to their demands. No worker should go to work or listen to any directive from any quarters, except from the leadership of the organized labour in Ekiti State.