NLC strike: Osun workers join nationwide industrial action 

By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo

Osun State workers on Tuesday joined nationwide two days warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

Our correspondent observed that some commercial banks in Osogbo, state capital opened for business while some affiliates of the NLC complied with the union’s directive.

It would be recalled that the leadership of the NLC had declared a two-day warning strike following the continuous economic hardship, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government.

Meanwhile, some workers were seen at the State Government Secretariat, Abere in various offices, but the NLC Caretaker Chairman, Modupe Oyedele said those workers were members of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, who have decided not to join the strike.

“There is strict compliance to the warning strike under the umbrella of NLC, all the affiliate unions joined the strike.

“Our demand is about the hike over the PMS which is making the lives of Nigerians to be somehow difficult due to the removal of subsidy. Another one is the interference of FG in the NURTW crisis whereby the national secretariat of the body was taken over.

“There are some union affiliates that are not under NLC, they did not join, and TUC did not join.

“All the local government areas workers joined the strike. Every workforce under the NLC is in full compliance with the strike action,” she said.