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By Kalu Idika Ahead of the planned Nationwide strike called by the organised labour billed for today, some legal practitioners in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital have expressed divergent views over the action. They bared their minds while interacting with Radio Nigeria in Lafia. Speaking on the legal implications of the strike, Enoch Maku stressed that any attempt by the organised labour to embark on strike would amount to disobedience […]
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has expanded its ongoing strike by shutting down Ford's biggest plant. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract bargaining. It is a sharp escalation of its strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which began last month. The UAW is pressuring the carmakers to grant higher pay […]
Tens of thousands of the United States medical workers have walked off the job, in one of the biggest strikes in the country’s health care sector. The walkout on Wednesday of more than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente, the largest non-profit health care organisation in the US, comes as surging inflation has spurred industrial action across the country. Most of the Oakland-based company’s facilities are in California, […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has applauded the agreement reached between the Federal Government and Organised Labour, which led to the suspension of the planned industrial strike action. According to him, this agreement saved the nation from potential economic shocks. During his opening remarks at the resumption of plenary, Kalu expressed his excitement over the increase in Nigeria’s crude oil […]
The Organised Labour has agreed to suspend its 30-day indefinite strike planned to start on Tuesday. The resolution followed over five hours of deliberations between the Federal Government and Labour at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is as Labour signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the FG which upheld earlier promises the government made and new deliverables some of which are to be achieved in 30 days. Announcing the […]
Following a meeting the Federal Government officials had with labour leaders on Sunday to avert the looming nationwide strike, President Bola Tinubu has approved an additional N10,000 for workers for six months. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris in Abuja. The meeting which was chaired by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, agreed that the N25,000 […]
By Remi johnson The ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory is taking a new dimension. This is because, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, NUGLE, FCT Chapter has slated Monday next week to embark on strike in solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, FCT Chapter that has been on strike since the resumption of schools for the 2023/2024 academic session. To prevent […]
Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. BBC reported that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was "exceptional - with meaningful gains and protections for writers". WGA members must still have a final say. It is the longest strike to affect Hollywood in decades and has halted most […]
More than 10,000 staff at three of the biggest US carmakers have started strike action, their union says. Work has been stopped at three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford, and Stellantis. It came after labour contracts expired on Thursday night. The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) said the firms had not put forward acceptable offers. The fight threatens to trigger higher prices for buyers and major disruption for the […]
