According Punch, Civil servants in Ondo State are set to
begin an indefinite strike action tomorrow (Wednesday) should the
government fail to pay all outstanding salaries and deductions made
(from their salaries) for months.
Adeleye said the industrial action
definitely would take place because the workers had last week issued a
seven-day ultimatum to the state government which expires on Wednesday;
and unless the government responds on Tuesday, the strike would begin on
Wednesday.
He said, “We have been meeting with
representatives of the state government since last week, after issuing a
statement of a seven-day ultimatum and it was all deadlock.
“But
if by Tuesday the state government fails to yield to our demand, the
union will have no other option than to call out a congress by tomorrow
(Wednesday) and a total strike action would be declared indefinitely.”
The labour leader lamented that the
cooperative societies for workers had died a natural death due to
non-release of workers’ deductions to the societies. He said the
societies were the additional means the workers used to survive.
Adeleye had earlier noted in a statement
that non-payment of all deductions in the salaries of workers showed the
government’s insensitivity to the plight of civil servants in the
state.
In his reaction, the state Commissioner
for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, urged the workers to be patient
with the state government, saying the government would definitely look
into their matter.
“I will appeal to them to embrace
dialogue with the government instead of going on strike, because if they
go on strike, we are still going to negotiate. So, strike should not be
the option.
“The state government, through a
commissioner, was already negotiating with the labour leaders, and I
believe we are going to achieve fruitful result at the end of the day,”
Akinmade assured. PUNCH
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