A group, Labour Veterans and Trade Unionists Assembly, says the labour committed treason by shutting down the national grid during the nationwide strike.
Comrade Isa Tijjani, the group’s Interim Chairman, stated this in a statement on Friday.
Tijjani also condemned the “means and methods” used in undertaking the agitations of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
He said: “Once again, we write to express our anger and grave dissatisfaction with the way the recent strike was conducted by the Nigerian Labour congress.
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“In Particular, we are miffed by the apparent treasonable felony committed by the striking Labour leaders in bringing down the National grid, stopping citizens from going about their legitimate businesses, forceful eviction of law abiding citizens from their offices and employment of force and arm twisting tactics on people to abide by the strike.
“All these should be investigated and appropriate actions taken.”
“Agitations for minimum wage is a legitimate right; however, the means and method used in undertaking the strike is not only unfair but harsh against rectified ILO conventions which are aimed at protecting essential service sectors in any given economy from such disruption. The tendency to opt for strike as the first option in settling labour disputes is inimical even to the interest of workers in whose name the strike was embarked upon in the first place. This demonstrates lack of seriousness and deep reflection on the side of congress leadership for always swinging into acting before they think.
“Such actions are inimical to well known norms and practices of the labor movement and should be stopped forthwith.”
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