Labour leaders under the aegis of Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) in Ondo State, on Tuesday, directed all workers in the state to embark a two-day warning strike.
The JNC chairman in the state, Sunday Adeleye, who disclosed this, said the strike became imperative so as to press home the workers demand over the non-payment of their three months salaries.
Adeleye explained that the leadership of the JNC met with the government representatives and the meeting was deadlocked, adding that the union decided to embark on the strike until the government attends to their demands.
The JNC said all workers of the state government had been directed to stay away from their offices for two days beginning from Wednesday.
He said that the strike would hold between Wednesday and Thursday, saying though Thursday had been declared a public holiday, the leadership would meet again to deliberate on the next step to take after the expiration of the warning strike.
Comrade Adeleye, who led leaders of NLC and TUC to the meeting with the state government, noted that the government was not sincere over its promise to pay July and August salaries as well as May and June deductions.
Earlier at the meeting, government's representatives, led by the head of service, Mr. Toyin Akinkuotu, had restated government's commitment to pay workers salaries from Tuesday.
The meeting was attended by government officials such as the state Attorney General, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN,) the governor's Chief of staff, Dr Kola Ademujinmi and the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Akin Adaramola
Source : Nigerian Tribune
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