Organised Labour may begin a nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over a new minimum wage following the stalemate recorded in the negotiation between Labour and the FG on the new minimum wage.
Both parties are expected to reconvene today, following abrupt adjournment due to labour’s walkout of last Tuesday’s meeting, where it accused government negotiators of unseriousness in the negotiation process.
Labour’s negotiating team had on Tuesday, for the second time in two weeks, walked out of the committee meeting after the Federal Government increased its offer marginally to N60,000 from the N57,000 it offered on Wednesday, May 22.
Labour, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, had on May 15, walked out of the tripartite committee meeting after the government offered N48,000 and Organised Private Sector, OPS, offered N54,000, against its N615,000 demand.
Minimum Wage: Labour May Begin Nationwide Strike Monday,
