Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, the Chairman of the Lagos State
Branch of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) announced today
that the union would join the planned NLC strike if government and labour failed
to resolve their differences.
“We are an affiliate of the NLC, we shall obey its
directives. So we have no choice than to join the strike anytime we’re called
upon to do so,” Agbede said.
Nigerians are waiting anxiously to know the outcome of a
last minute dialogue between government and organized labour over a nationwide
strike, scheduled for November 6 by labour unions, arising from disagreements
with government over a national minimum wage.
Labour has demanded N30, 000 but the Federal Government
insists it can only pay N24, 000 while state governments offered to pay N22,
500.
