Breaking News: All Workers In Cross River To Embark On An Indefinite Strike From June 15

Workers in Cross River State  will, from Monday, June 15, 2020 embark on an indefinite strike following the state government's failure to meet with the agreement reached with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Cross River State chapter during the negotiation of the minimum wage, according to reports by Daily Trust.

The union had given the state government a two-week ultimatum from June 1st to June 14.

Members of the Union in an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held Thursday at the Labour House on Marian Road Calabar, resolved that everything would be done to ensure commencement of the strike and full participation of all affiliate unions.

One among the issues raised by the labour union is the immediate restoration of workers whose names were removed from the payroll in September, 2019.

Others are the implementation of promotions, stop compulsory remittance of check dues of some workers to the Association of Senior Civil Servants, resolve the NURTW park control crisis in Calabar Municipality and Calabar South.

The Chairman of NLC, Comrade Ben Ukpepi expressed concern that workers whose names were removed from the payroll could not be allowed to continue to suffer without reinstatement after the agreement in February, 2019.