NLC issues nationwide strike notice over fuel price hike
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has issued a nationwide strike notice to force the reversal of a series of policies of the new government that have placed workers in untold hardship.
Top on the list of such policies is the fuel subsidy removal that has led to a steep rise in the pump price of fuel.
The NLC has now given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies, including the recent hike in the pump price of petrol, or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August 2.
Consequently, the NLC has directed all its affiliates and state councils to immediately begin mobilisation of workers and other Nigerians, including civil society allies, for a long-lasting strike and mass protests should the government fail to meet its demands.
The decision to embark on the strike was reached at NLC’s Central Working Committee, CWC, meeting held Tuesday, July 25, at Abuja Labour House.
