The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) said it will on Monday, 30th of October, 2023 resumed its suspended strike action against shipping companies.
President General of the Union, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju gave the directive in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The statement signed by Head of Media MWUN, Comrade John Kennedy, said the directive is coming on the heels of the failure of the shipping employers representative to negotiate the welfare and minimum standards on the condition of service for it’s members in the shipping sector.
“It would be recalled that the former Honourable Minister of Transportation’s intervention necessitated the suspension of the indefinite strike action billed for Monday, 5th of June, 2023.
“The Minister also commissioned a constituted technical committee comprising of the Union and Shipping Employers to harmonize the Union’s demands after the three meetings held could not resolve the protracted Minimum Standard Condition of Service (NJIC) issue with the Union.
“It’s worthy to note also that when truce was almost in sight, the representatives of the Shipping Employers at the negotiation table began to develop lackadaisical attitude towards the entire exercise, which gave them away as lacking the mandate to take decisions; their cold feet on the matter subsequently led to the collapse of the negotiation.
“Flowing from the above, we as a Union have reiterated that the Shipping Branch of the Union will commence the suspended indefinite action through out the nation’s port formations after the expiration of the renewed seven-day ultimatum issued,” the statement said.
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