Category: Trade Unions

BUHARI GOVERNMENT AND THE WORKING MASSES By Ayo Ademiluyi A lot of hopes, which were in fact illusions, attended the electoral campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives’ Congress and his subsequent inauguration as President of Nigeria. This is based on the fact that the electoral victory in itself is an historical event with the coming

UNPAID SALARIES: DSM Osun Holds Public Meeting By Kola Ibrahim The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State, in furtherance of its campaign for full payment of workers’ salaries and retirees’ pensions, had a Public Meeting/Media Briefing on Tuesday, 28 July 2015 at the Olu Osungbohun Hall in the NUJ Press Centre in Osogbo. The public meeting had in attendance members

WE CALL FOR REMITTANCE OF SIXTY MONTHS’ PENSIONS DEDUCTIONS OF OGUN STATE WORKERS NLC and TUC, Ogun State must go beyond issuing statements and mobilize workers for struggle We of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Ogun State chapter, join the Ogun State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to call on the Ogun State government to accede to the demands

CDWR MASS MEETING INITIATES CAMPAIGN FOR FULL PAYMENT OF UNPAID SALARY AND PENSION ARREARS IN OYO STATE By Michael Ogundele The Oyo State Chapter of Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) initiated a public meeting of public workers in the state on Tuesday 21st of July, 2015. This meeting was organized to launch a campaign among public workers in

N713 BILLION BAIL-OUT FUND Workers and retirees must insist on full payment of unpaid salaries and pensions Labour leaders must not negotiate must not negotiate part payment of salaries and pensions arrears The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR), Oyo State Chapter, urges workers and retirees in the state to be more diligent and organised with a view to

UNPAID WORKERS SALARIES: BAILOUT NOT SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF PUBLIC RESOURCES BY THE WORKING PEOPLE IS THE ONLY WAY TO JUDICIOUSLY MANAGE STATE FUNDS For tens of thousands of workers and pensioners in about 20 states across the federation who have gone hungry for as much as 7 months and above, the federal government’s bailout is nothing but a welcome

Purported Agreement between Labour Leaders and Osun Government: We Call for Immediate Congress of Workers and Pensioners to Accept or Reject the Agreement Strike Must Continue, With Mass Mobilization for Protests, Rallies and Pickets Aregbesola Government Should Declare Accrued Money to the State The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter has been drawn to the raging

Protest against Aregbesola: We Condemn State Sponsored Attacks on Protesters · Aregbesola should address workers’ demands rather than silencing dissenting views · Labour Movement must mobilise workers to the Arena of Struggle The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, has been drawn to the latest development in Osun State vis-Å•-vis a protest action organized by a

Osun State Salary Payment: Struggle Pays Workers’ fight starts to produce results But one month’s salary is too little, too late. Aregbesola govt. should immediately pay all outstanding salaries, allowances, pensions and gratuities Workers must be steadfast in the struggle to guarantee full payment The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, commends the public sector workers in Osun State

Osun State Finances and Non-Payment of Salaries: DSM Welcomes Justice Oloyede’s Call for a probe of the Aregbesola Government Only mass movement of workers, youths and the oppressed can compel House of Assembly to act The attention of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter has been drawn to a petition, widely reported in the newspapers, written by a

CDWR CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACKS ON THE WORKERS OF FEDERAL HOSPITAL ENUGU MANAGEMENT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY MEET ALL WORKERS’ DEMANDS The Campaign for Democratic and Workers Rights (CDWR) condemns the unprovoked attack on the protesting workers of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, on Friday 5th May 2015 by thugs reported sponsored by the management. As reported in the Guardian newspaper of Sunday

CDWR SUPPORTS WORKERS’ STRIKE IN OSUN STATE We call on Labour Unions to immediately call Workers’ Congresses as part of mobilization of workers for mass actions like rallies, protest marches, pickets, mass sensitization, etc. The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), Osun State Chapter, hereby expresses its support for the ongoing strike of public sector workers in Osun State

DSM Mobilizes Osun State Workers to Arena of Struggle with a Symposium By DSM Reporter A cross-section of the participants – photo DSM The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, in continuation of its campaign for a mass movement against the wicked denial of Osun State workers their salaries for up to six months, organized a Public Symposium to

DSM Welcomes Osun Labour Unions’ 14-Day Ultimatum We call on Labour unions in the state to begin mass mobilization of workers through workers’ congresses, rallies, protest marches, mass sensitization, etc. National Leaderships of NLC and TUC should organize nationally-coordinated actions The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State, a pro-working class, socialist organization, welcomes the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress

2015 MAY DAY HELD AMIDST SPLIT IN NLC AND A BACKLOG OF UNPAID SALARIES WORKING PEOPLES’ POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE IS NOT ON THE AGENDA May Day Reports By Peluola Adewale Ajaero’s faction May Day Rally at Under Bridge opposite National Stadium Surelere Lagos – photo DSM This year’s May Day came on the heels of the split in the Nigeria Labour

PARALLEL STATE NLC CONGRESSES HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY TIME FOR THE REBUILDING OF THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT AS A DEMOCRATIC FIGHTING PLATFORM 92 copies of SD Sold in Lagos and Oyo By Ayo Ademiluyi For what can be aptly described as the continuation of the factionalisation of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), parallel State Delegates’ congresses were held across the