{"id":107969,"date":"2023-09-23T10:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107969"},"modified":"2023-09-23T10:28:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:28:01","slug":"nlc-declares-indefinite-nationwide-strike-says-fg-failed-to-meet-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nlc-declares-indefinite-nationwide-strike-says-fg-failed-to-meet-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"NLC declares indefinite nationwide strike, says FG failed to meet demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1777817566404828582\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following government\u2019s refusal to accede to the demands of the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ), the congress has announced that it will go on an indefinite nationwide strike.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe strike was officially announced on Friday by Benson Upah, the NLC\u2019s Director of Information and Public Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>The union, which had emnarked on a two-day warning strike, stated that the Federal Government\u2019s failure to accept the unions\u2019 demands during the 14-day deadline that had passed today was the reason for the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Upah in a statement said that none of their demands had been satisfied and that the strike \u201ccan begin at any time now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The FG has put nothing to the table, There is no agreement from all the resolutions that are mutually signed. The government is not prepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe National Executive Council (NEC) communique is emphatic about when the ultimatum will end, but not precise about when the strike will commence. It could start a few minutes, one hour, three days from when the ultimatum ends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is for us to mobilize our actions, and that is the window the NEC communique gave us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first government to remove fuel subsidy and is very confused on actions to take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that it would be challenging to disobey this time round, unlike the two-day warning strike where compliance was not carefully observed.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about the measures that would be taken to guarantee strict compliance, Upah responded, \u201cDo you know of any good general who revealed his plans in the public before he strikes? 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