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Friday, July 1, 2016

Ondo: Workers Call Off Strike

Workers in Ondo State have suspended their 30-day-old strike after labour leaders signed an agreement with the state government.

The labour leaders and the government signed the agreement at a meeting held yesterday.

The state Head of Service, Mr Toyin Akinkuotu, the Attorney General and commissioner for Justice, Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), commissioner for Finance, Chief Yele Ogundipe, the special adviser on Union matters, Mr Dayo Fadahunsi and the state Accountant General, Mr Frederick Ajibokun were representatives of the government at the meeting.

On the side of the labour were the Chairman, Joint Negotiating Council,  Sunday Adeleye; the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Bose Daramola; and state Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Soladoye Ekundayo.

According to the Chairman of the JNC, Sunday Adeleye under the agreement, the government is expected to pay a month salary for workers in the mainstream, 2 months to local government workers and primary school teachers on grade level 1 to 10 while those on level 12 and above will take one month and 3 months to OSOPADEC workers.

The union said the salaries should be paid cash.

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