NUPENG To Commence Warning Strike On January 11

             
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Workers (NUPENG) has announced that it would
embark on a warning strike on January 11.
South-West Zonal Chairman for NUPENG, Tokunbo
Korodo, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Monday that union workers were prepared to
begin the strike, which is slated to last from January
11 to January 13.
"The warning strike notice had been given since the
National Executive Council (NEC) meeting that was held
in Port Harcourt in December and we picked the second
week of January, which commences from January 8,"
Mr. Korodo told NAN.
"As I am speaking to you now, all zones, including
Lagos, have mobilized to ensure the success of the
strike as directed by the NEC body of NUPENG. We are
having another meeting in Abuja on January 10 to
appraise the preparation for the planned strike and to
meet the government officials," he added.
Mr. Korodo explained that NUPENG informed the
federal government of the impending strike on
December 16, but the government has yet to address
the matter.
"It has been the practice of the Nigerian government to
wait until the ultimatum day before they start to run
from one place to the other to find solutions to it," he
said. "If this warning strike is not properly
handled...nobody should blame the union."
NUPENG President Igwe Achese warned that the three-
day warning strike could lead to a full-blown,
nationwide strike if the government fails to meet the
union's demands.
NAN reports that the strike will be "taken over
unresolved labor issues with multinationals operating in
the oil and gas industry."