The indefinite strike action embarked
upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, has
been suspended in Cross River State.
The ten day indefinite strike action
was suspended yesterday by the two industrial Unions in Calabar.
According to reports, Sequel to the
strike action embarked upon by the Unions in the State due to the failure of
government to implement the agreement reached with labour on the 30th May 2017,
a meeting was convened on Sunday 2nd July 2017 to resolve the crisis.
Consequently, in a 12-point
agreement signed by the representatives of government and labour, the duo
agreed that the promotion exercise of deserving civil servants should continue,
letters released and implemented.
The agreement further added that all
deductions be paid to beneficiaries immediately after payment of monthly
salaries and Accountant General is to liaise with the Governor for the
authorization of the release of the gratuities to Local Government Pensioners
and all other outstanding issues to be addressed in due course.
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