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Plans to restart the indefinite strike that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Abia State stopped in the state two months ago have been finalized.
According to the NLC, the new strike would start at midnight on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Organized labor announced the resumption of its earlier-suspended indefinite strike in a statement signed by Emma Alozie, the NLC's Abia secretary.
The new strike was unanimously approved by labor officials at the conclusion of their conference last week, according to the NLC.
After midnight on May 8th, he ordered all labor unions, including those in local governments, to stop providing services to the Abia State government and to organize their members for an ongoing strike.
The statement reads in part, “To all industrial unions. resumption of indefinite strike.
At its meeting on Friday, May 5, 2023, the State Executive Council, SEC, of Congress, unanimously decided to resume the postponed indefinite strike action after carefully considering all of the problems Abia workers and pensioners are dealing with at the hands of the Abia State administration.
"In light of the aforementioned, all Abia employees—including those in the LGAs—are directed to stop working for the Abia State government and to stay at home starting at midnight on Monday, May 8, 2023.
"The NLC stated that the chairs and secretaries of all affiliate unions were required to organize their members for complete compliance.
