The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the No Work, No Pay policy of the Nigerian government against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the union’s recently suspended strike.
NLC also called on the government to honour all collective bargaining agreements with unions in the tertiary education sub-sector, especially with regards to wages and conditions of service.
In a communique issued after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kebbi State on Monday, NLC said it observed a collapse of effective collective bargaining machinery in the tertiary education sub-sector.
The communique, which was signed by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, and Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, reads in part; “This fact is buttressed by recent protracted industrial dispute in public universities in the country which was consummated in industrial litigation, arm-twisting of conciliation efforts and extreme violations of human and trade union rights,…
