Category: Trade Unions

SPN SUPPORTS NATIONWIDE WARNING STRIKE DECLARED BY THE NLC, TUC AND ULC OVER NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE URGENT STEPS NEEDED TO MAKE THE STRIKE SUCCEED The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) throws its weight behind the decision of the three labour federations – the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) –

SPN WELCOMES THE JOINT DECISION OF NLC, TUC AND ULC TO GIVE A 14-DAY ULTIMATUM TO FG FOR THE COMPLETION OF ALL NEGOTIATION ON A NEW NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE! For immediate commencement of mobilisation and sensitisation across the country in preparation for a national day of action for the payment of salary/pension arrears and against all other anti-people policies of

NLC PICKETS MTN OVER CASUALIZATION OF WORKERS Labour must start sustained campaign against casualization By Fidel Davy, DSM Ajegunle, Lagos For three days starting from Monday July 9, 2018, the offices of the MTN, the biggest telecommunication company in Nigeria, nationwide were picketed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over non-unionisation and casualization of workers. In Lagos members of Democratic

2018 May Day: SPN reaches out to thousands of workers By Peluola Adewale Since 2012 members of Democratic Socialist Movement have participated at May Day rallies with the special May Day fliers of Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), along with Socialist Democracy – the DSM paper, that articulates demands and issues of workers as well as how to fight for

National Industrial Court Rules in favour of Dangote Cement Workers CDWR Calls on Dangote Cement Plc to immediately meet workers’ Demands. Joyous Dangote Truck Officers with their lawyer Toluwani Adebiyi after the hearing – photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) By Chinedu Bosah Publicity Secretary, CDWR The truck officers who have been callously and fraudulently sacked by the management of Dangote

DSM Support Workers’ Strike in Osun State Labour Leadership should call Congress of Workers now Aregbesola Government should pay full salaries and pensions to all workers and retirees All arrears of half-salaries and pensions plus gratuities must be paid. Promotion is a right, not a privilege. The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, hereby expresses its support for the

MINIMUM WAGE: NLC TAKING GOVERNMENT TO ILO IS A MISPLACEMENT OF PRIORITY! Declare a National day of action to commence the struggle for a new minimum wage and payment of salary arrears The attention of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has been drawn to a media report that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has dragged the Federal Government of

IAR&T IBADAN: Ex-Director Convicted of Corruption A call for democratisation of public institutions By Abbey Trotsky Coordinator Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Right (CDWR) Oyo State Chapter On October 3, 2017, a Federal High court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, and presided over by Justice Ayo Emmanuel, sentenced Prof B.A Ogunbodede, former Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and

CDWR Symposium: Labour leaders challenged to lead a serious fight for new minimum wage and payment of salary arrears Some of the participants at the Symposium – photo DSM   (Click to enlarge) Labour leaders, trade unionists and pro-labour activists representing different organisations gathered on Lagos on Wednesday September 20, 2017 to discuss how the labour movement could actualize living wage

SOCIALIST PARTY OF NIGERIA BACKS RESIDENT DOCTORS STRIKE CALLS ON FG TO IMMEDIATELY MEET DOCTORS’ DEMANDS The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) calls on the Buhari/Osinbajo-led Federal Government to speedily meet the demands of striking resident doctors in order to prevent avoidable suffering of poor Nigerians who depend on public hospitals because they cannot afford the enormous cost of overseas

Aregbesola Government Owes Workers and Pensioners The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State, hereby condemns the statement widely credited to the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to the effect that the government he is leading does not owe workers and pensioners. This statement is, at best, unfortunate coming from the governor of the state. We suspect that the

IN MEMORY OF BILLY BRIGHT ANOKWURU (1948 – 2010) “Every man’s life ends the same way. It’s only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another”– Ernest Hemingway. By Rufus Olusesan National Chairman, Campaign For Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) Like a thief in the night, like a candle in the wind,

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEE DEVELOPMENTS The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) supports the demand and agitation for autonomy for local governments. We however warn that the autonomy will not automatically engender development at the grassroots level except it comes by putting into power a workers and poor people’s government devoted to utilizing public resources to meet the needs