One Year Strike Called Off in Rivers State
by Nnamdi Ikeagu
Primary Health Care workers in the local governments of Rivers State returned to work after a one-year strike, in July. The workers...
Workers Shut Down This Day
Demand payment of 8months wages
by Nnamdi Ikeagu
Non-payment of salaries has not been limited to the public sector. And workers affected by this wicked development...
NLC holds 2015 Rain School
by Victor Hanson
The 13th Nigeria Labour Congress Rain School was held at the Workers’ Solidarity Centre, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on August 3-7. The...
Psychiatric Hospital Workers Suspend Seven Week Strike
by Segun Ogun
Workers at the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, suspended their seven week strike at the end of July. They had started the strike...
JOHESU Says NO to Privatisation
• Rejects profit-driven reform of health sector
• Decry neglect of the Vaccine Production Labs
by Baba Aye
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) recently condemned the planned...
Local Government Workers Strike in Kwara
by Todun Jagun
20,000 workers across the 16 Local Government Councils in Kwara state organised an indefinite strike in mid-July, which was called off after...
Temporary Victory in the Docks
Strike threat wins wages payment
by Nnamdi Ikeagu
The Nigeria Ports Authority agreed to pay the backlog of wages owed to the dockworkers, particularly tally clerks...
FIWON Against Walmart in Nigeria
The Federation of Informal Workers Organisations in Nigeria (FIWON) has spoken out against Walmart’s plans to establish retail outlets in Nigeria. In an open...
Workers struggle and solidarity deepens in Edo State
Two weeks after he unceremoniously ended the contracts of 10,000 Youth Employment Scheme (YES) workers, Adams Oshiomole, Governor of Edo State called on the...
FIGHT UNTIL SALARIES ARE PAID!
No Retreat No Surrender
Salaries of workers in 18 states have been owed in some cases for up to 7months. These states are: Abia, Akwa...
Osun Workers Protest Non-payment of Wages
Organise demonstrations and “go slow” strike; government promotes faction
by Segun Ogun
Thousands of workers in Osun State demonstrated at Osogbo, the state capital on March...
Public Sector Workers Short-changed With “notional” promotions
by James Black Uyi
Today, nearly all public sector workers are heavily short changed by the government, their employer. The fraud by government runs into...
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