The Nigeria Labour Congress is set to mobilize workers as from next week, Tuesday July 26 and Wednesday July 27 on a two-day solidarity nationwide protest with the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities who are demanding for better learning condition in the public universities in the country
National President of the congress, Ayuba Wabba announced the plan in a signed circular issued to all the state chairmen of the NLC.
The circular partly read, “We bring you fraternal greetings from the national secretariat of the NLC.
“In line with the decisions of the National Executive Council meeting of the NLC held on June 30, 2022, we have scheduled as follows the National Days of Protest to get our children back to school and support our unions in Nigeria’s public universities fighting for quality education.”
“Take-off point is the NLC State Secretariats and the Labour House, Abuja. You are requested to immediately convene the meetings of your SAC to disseminate this information and to fully mobilise workers in the states for this very important protest for good governance,” the circular stated
Edu-biznews recalled that ASUU commenced the nationwide strike on February 14, 2022, over the failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 agreement as promised in the 2020 negotiation with the union
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