Reverse No-Work-No-Pay Policy — NLC

Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has been asked to reverse its decision on the “no work, no pay” policy by state chapters of the Nigeria Labor congress NLC.
Comrade Guchin who is also the vice chairman, NLC and the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers while addressing aa news conference in Jos said that the five industrial unions working in the 17 local government councils have met and resolved that the strike would continue until the government reverses its decision pertaining the strike action.
The unions maintain that the strike would have been averted if the Ministry of Local government and Chieftaincy affairs has acted when it mattered most.
He said the strike was legal and it was the government that had failed to honor the agreement on increase in salary earlier this year.
The NLC vice chairman said it was as a result of the breach of collective agreement by government that makes the industrial action legal.
In his words: “Therefore, the unions demand that the six month Salaries arrears  must be paid.”
The five unions have also accused  the Commissioner of local government and chieftaincy affairs and his team as well as some ALGON officials of inflating figures  of salaries of local government workers and called that a thorough investigation be carried out and the culprits be brought to book.
The striking workers have therefore called on the state government to rise up and ensure that, normal services return to the local government councils, saying that, “the government of Plateau State has a duty and owes local government workers the right to immediate implementation of the new minimum wage and payment of its accrual arrears with effect from October, 2011”