Category: Trade Unions

DSM Condemns Osun NLC Chairman’s Comments on Salaries and Pensions We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, express our displeasure over comments credited to the chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi by a television station, absolving the Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government of any wrongdoing in the payment of salaries and pension

OGUN SUSPENDED STRIKE: AMOSUN GOVERNMENT REMAINS UNYIELDING ONLY STRUGGLE CAN FORCE GOVERNMENT TO MEET THE WORKERS’ DEMANDS By Eko John Nicholas Following appeals by the Governor Ibikunle Amosun led APC government and paramount traditional rulers in Ogun State, the labour leaders suspended a week-long workers’ strike in the state. The suspension was to give room for the amicable settlement of

THE SEVEN DAY UTIMATUM/THREAT OF STRIKE ISSUED BY THE OYO STATE COUNCIL OF NLC IS NECESSARY AND LONG-OVERDUE We Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers in the state and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strike! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) Oyo State chapter welcomes the decision of the leadership of

RECALL OLAIYA NOW! THE SACK OF THE EKITI STATE CHAIRMAN OF TUC IS ILLEGAL AND CALLOUS Labour must lead a mass action against this assault on workers right and other anti-poor policies of Fayose/PDP-led Government in the state! The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the sack and demotion of Mr Raphael Olaiya, the Ekiti State Chairman of Trade Union

OGUN WORKERS’ STRIKE: GOV. AMOSUN SHOULD REMIT ALL SALARIES’ DEDUCTIONS AND PAY ALL EMOLUMENTS WE CALL ON GENERAL PUBLIC TO SUPPORT WORKERS TO GET THEIR PAY The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Ogun state chapter salutes and solidarises with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the long suffering workers in Ogun state on the ongoing strike action. We

DSM Welcomes NLC’s Rejection of Half-Salaries in Osun State Aregbesola government should pay full salaries without retrenchment We Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers, and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strike We call for total recall of all sacked academic and non-academic staff of the state-owned polytechnics and colleges of education

Sack of Doctors in Osun State: Aregbesola Government has sunk to a new low DSM Supports doctors’ struggle in Osun State The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, views the latest response of the Osun State government to the legitimate demands of the doctors under the employment of the state government as shameful and reactionary. It has again shown

Labour Holds Nationwide Protest against Electricity Tariff Hike More Work needs to be done to defeat the hike By Peluola Adewale A cross section of protesters in Lagos – photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) On Monday February 8, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) held protest marches across the country against the latest hike in electricity

LINDA WORKERS EMBARKED ON PROTEST AGAIN OVER UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES WE DEMAND REINSTATEMENT OF SACKED UNION LEADERS AND AN END TO “27 POINT TARGET” The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns the management of the Lagos based Linda Company, producer of Xpression weave-on for anti-workers’ policies and the sack of 10 union leaders for their role in defending

Below is the content of the joint leaflet issued by the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) and the Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) massively circulated today, February 8, 2016, at the nationwide protests against electricity tariff hike organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF THE TARIFF HIKE AND

SPN Rejects Mass Sack of Staffs in Osun State Tertiary Institutions We call for reversal of this obnoxious policy Labour unions (ASUP, COEASU, NASU, CASUOSTI etc.), in conjunction with students and communities must organize mass actions to stop attacks on education The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Osun State Chapter, condemns in absolute terms the mass retrenchment of staff of

Doctors Strike in Osun State: DSM Condemns Aregbesola Government’s Threat to Doctors The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter hereby condemns the latest seven-day ultimatum issued by the Ogbeni Aregbesola-led Osun State government to doctors in the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and in other hospitals who are in the employment of the state, to end their strike or lose their

CRIN CRISIS: CDWR Welcomes the Removal of Prof. Malacky Akoroda For immediate reinstatement of the 95 sacked workers and activities of staff unions in the Institute The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Oyo State Chapter, welcomes the removal of Prof. Malacky Akoroda, as the Executive Director (ED) of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, Ibadan. The Federal

IPWA WORKER DIES AS NO SALARY MEANS NO MEDICAL HELP Emmanuel Amadi’s Death is due to IPWA’s Management’s Anti-Labour Practices CDWR Demands Compensation for the Deceased Family and for Management to meet all Workers’ Demands IPWA workers picket company over pay and bad management – photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) commiserates with

STOP REPRESSION OF DURAPACK WORKERS! FREE ALL INCARCERATED WORKERS UNCONDITIONALLY FOR IMPROVED PAY AND CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) condemns in the strongest terms the state repression of workers of Durapack Company located at Awosika Street, Ikeja Industrial Estate, Ikeja. We condemn the action of the Durapack management, particularly the Chinese duo of Wang

No to threat on Minimum Wage Labour must Demand Increase in Minimum Wage to Not Less Than N52, 200 The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the recent threat by the state governors to stop the payment of the N18, 000 minimum wage as a result of decline in oil revenue. This is utterly hypocritical. We note that even when

CRIN CRISIS: Workers Hold a Public Symposium to Deepen the Struggle By Temitope Fagunwa Workers of Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, Ibadan and members of the Idi-Ayunre community, the community where the institute is situated, held a public symposium on the Thursday, 19th of November, 2015 to deepen the ongoing struggle and agitation of workers of the institute. Since