By Archibong Jeremiah Civil servants in Cross River State have commenced an indefinite strike today Tuesday 30th May, 2017. The decision was communicated through “bulletin 1/2017” captioned “commencement of indefinite strike action”. The bulletin which was dished out by the Organized Labour Action Committee arrived at the industrial action arising from an enlarged congress of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade paid the May salaries of civil servants in the state ahead of time yesterday. At about 5:00 PM local time on Sunday, April 30, 2017, civil servants under the State Government payroll system began receiving alerts from their financial institutions that May salaries
By Ogar Monday The Nigerian Labor Congress, Cross River State Council has stated that it shall not back down from the indefinite strike it has embarked upon, while calling other workers and good spirited Nigerians to join in the struggle for the liberation of the country from the hands of “unserious politicians”. The call was
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent “Even in the Bible, God commanded that we should get our wages after work. Even God rewards only the work we have done unless there is Grace; that is why God said, I will bless the work of your hands; so you have to work first before the blessing.
By Our Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been rated as Nigeria’s most labor-friendly Governor. Chairman, Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) in the state, Comrade John Ushie disclosed this when he led executive members of the NLC, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Public Service Negotiating Council, in the state
By Frank Edima The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Cross River State Council, yesterday joined the rest of the labor movement in the nationwide protest against increased electricity tariff. The protest which held along Calabar road according to the NLC, State Chairman, Comrade John Ushie, is to express their disapproval of the 45% increase in tariff
By Aplefe Ojong The National Leadership of the Nigerian Labor Congress, (NLC) has been called upon to urgently call the Cross River NLC to order to avert division of the labor movement in the state. Mr. Godwin Ayendi, State President of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), made the call while reacting to the
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Labor Congress NLC, Friday suspended indefinitely three of its affiliates for failing to participate in the last strike action the union called to demand for improved workers welfare. The Strike which was called in October, 2015 by the NLC after stalled negotiations between government