Major strike looms in Bayelsa over Government refusal to pay Weigh-In arrears
By Ajibola Expenses
A major media strike has been scheduled to kick off in Bayelsa state, the Glory of All Land and the core of the Niger region on Monday December 16 following Bayelsa state government delay or refusal to pay the second batch of the Weigh-In arrears as agreed between the Bayelsa State Government, the unions and the Nigeria Labour Congress.
A major media strike has been scheduled to kick off in Bayelsa state, the Glory of All Land and the core of the Niger region on Monday December 16 following Bayelsa state government delay or refusal to pay the second batch of the Weigh-In arrears as agreed between the Bayelsa State Government, the unions and the Nigeria Labour Congress.
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state |
This is the decision reached at an
emergency meeting of the tripartite unions of the Bayelsa State Councils of
Radio, Television, Theater and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), Nigeria
Union of Journalists (NUJ), and National Union of Printing, Publishing and
Paper Product Workers (NUPPPPROW) held on Wednesday 11th December, 2019 at
Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, Yenagoa.
The unions frown at the State Governnment's delay or refusal to
pay the second batch of the Weigh-In arrears as agreed between the Bayelsa
State Government, the unions and the Nigeria Labour Congress.
“Consequent upon this, the meeting resolved that workers of
the three unions in the state would embark on an indefinite strike beginning
from Monday 16th December, 2019 due to government's failure to fulfill its part
of the agreement.
A statement by the RATTAWU Chairman, Comrade David Emiebor,
the NUJ Chairman Comrade Samuel Numonengi and their NUPPPPROW counterpart,
Comrade Eke Yeladou as well as the Secretary of RATTAWU, Comrade Biboere Ekiye-Adobeni, the NUJ
Secretary, Comrade Ogio Ipigansi and the NUPPPPROW Secretary, Comrade Seiyefa
Otuogha the unions recalled that in an agreement reached, signed and documented
between the three unions, NLC and Bayelsa State government, the weigh-in
arrears is to be paid on a monthly basis in a space of 10 months beginning from
October, 2019.
The agreement also states that the unions shall not hesitate
to embark on the indefinite strike should the state government breach any
part of the agreement.
However, government has paid for the
month of October but failed to pay for
the month of November, 2019.
The unions wish to state unequivocally that the delay tactics
of government is unacceptable”.
The
tripartite unions therefore, directed all members of RATTAWU, NUJ and
NUPPPPROW to resume the indefinite strike that was suspended starting from
Monday 16th December, 2019.
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