Edo State NLC suspends proposed strike

Edo chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has shelved its planned industrial action scheduled to  have commenced on Monday.

 The decision to suspend the strike was contained in a communique arived at after an enlarged state executive council session of the union on Monday.

 The  Edo NLC  had planned the strike in agitation of salary relativity, payment of the arrears of 10.5 percent Teachers Salary Allawance (TSA), release of promotions among others.

 The union had last December called workers in the state for strike which was suspended after three days following the intervention of the Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa.

 The state NLC chairman, Mr Emmanuel Ademokun had said there was on going back back on the strike slated for Monday until all their demands were met.

 The communique noted that the government has made an offer to meet the request of organised labour in relation to the 53.37 per cent salary relativity in question.

 Its stated  that labour has made a counter offer, adding that a collective bargaining ensuedwhich willl lead to concrete agreement that would be beneficial to all workers in the state has ensued.

 Meanwhile, NLC in suspending the strike action, called for urgent implementation of weighing Allowance  for media workers in the state.

 Labour has also thrown its weight behind teachers in the state by supporting their decision not to write the planned assessment test proposed for all teachers in the state by the state government.

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Edo State NLC suspends proposed strike