government to withdraw soldiers from facilities of the Power Holding
Company of Nigeria (PHCN), and resume meaningful dialogue with the
National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) towards resolving the
stalemate between them.
In a statement by its President, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, the NLC pointed
out today that the Chief Negotiator has yet to submit his team's
report for implementation, and that that implies the possibility of
further dialogue with the workers.
The Chief Negotiator is Comrade Hassan Sunmonu, the pioneer President
of the NLC and the Secretary of the Organisation of African Trade
Union Unity (OATUU).
"Rather than resort to high handed methods, we believe that there is
still room for further dialogue to break the logjam," the statement
said.
Noting that the current stalemate, among other issues, has been
engendered by disagreement over pension and gratuity, theNLC pointed
out that the Pension Act in no way abrogated gratuity abrogated.
"Of much concern is that the workers are being denied this benefit
when they have collectively contributed to it over the years,"it said.
"It is expected that total deductions of workers should be paid to
them."
It warned that negotiations between the union and the government has
dragged on for so long due to the inability to agree on basic issues
in line with the condition of service of employment, and condemned
theresort to strong-arm tactics in an industrial relations dispute
could escalate the crisis in the power sector.
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