NLC refutes issuance of strike notice

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said the union had not issued any strike notice to the federal government over the implementation of the new minimum wage.

Ayuba Wabba who described the news as untrue said NLC, as an organised body will issue threats if the need be without hesitation.

Negotiation between government representatives and joint negotiating council had stalled over their differences in the percentage increase in workers’ salary.

Workers are also of the opinion that if government had its way, workers would only get meager increase despite 66.6 per cent minimum wage increase from 18,000 to 30,000 naira

But Wabba,said negotiation was going on smoothly with government over the new minimum wage, adding that NLC met workers’ unions on yesterday to deliberate on the issue.