Maritime Workers Begin Nationwide strike November 14
ZAINAB JUNAID
In a statement signed by MWUN's Head of Media, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna and made available to journalist on Wednesday, the nationwide strike is coming on the backdrop of the NLC and TUC joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023, directing its affiliate Unions to embark on immediate withdrawal of services and to shut down Imo State by all public and private sectors workers indefinitely by midnight of November 7th, 2023.
The decision by the NLC and TUC is prompted by series of infractions and encroachments on the rights of workers in Imo State and the distressing and appalling acts of violence and bloodshed inflicted upon the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and other Unions' officials by the Imo State government in collaboration with the Nigerian Police, Imo State Command.
According to the statement, "A joint communique signed by Comrade (Prince) Dr Adewale Adeyanju, President-General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), who doubles as Deputy President of NLC with Comrade Festus Osifo, President of TUC which further directs that in the event that 'Labours' demands are unmet, workers all over the federation shall join in withdrawing their services by midnight of Tuesday, the 14th of November, 2023.
"Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria as an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress; its President -General, Comrade Adeyanju has directed that all members of the Union should comply with the jointly signed communique to commence immediate and total mobilization to ensure MWUN participation in the nationwide strike on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 is complied with indefinitely."
Dr. Adeyanju who doubles as Deputy President of NLC, thus ordered all members of the Union to comply with the jointly signed communique by TUC and NLC to commence immediate and total mobilization and ensure MWUN participate in the nationwide strike on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023.
