No warning strike in labour law, says Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige has said the country’s labour law does not recognise warning strike.
He appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to suspend its warning strike.
The minister, in a statement, said: ‘’I wish to assure you that the Federal Government is ready and willing to fully dialogue with the members of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), and Government will open an unhindered channel of communication with all Stakeholders and shall maintain this.
“ It is important for Trade Unions to embrace social dialogue in the pursuit and attainment of the economic and social interests of their members anchored on equity, natural justice and agreed procedures
‘’I wish to remind the Trade Unions that there is nothing like a ‘warning strike’ in our National Industrial Relations System (NIRS) – a strike is a strike and is subject to all the rules governing strike in the world of work.’
“Accordingly, the provisions of Section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004, will apply regarding the law of ‘No Work No Pay’’ by workers/employees notwithstanding any other circumstances in any section of the Act.
“Once more, I wish to appeal to the trade unions to embrace dialogue as the Federal Government is fully committed to peaceful resolution of all the issues at stake.”
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