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Court Order: NLC, TUC Urge FCT Workers Not to Suspend Strike
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Onyebuchi Ezigbo in AbujaThe Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have asked staff of the Federal Capital Territory to continue with the industrial action despite the restraining order by the National Industrial Court.
The two labour centres, while expressing solidarity with unions, urged the workers to continue to observe the strike and to be courageous “in the face of relentless threats”.
Accordingly, we not only support the workers in this action, we urge them to maintain high morale in the face of relentless threats.
“Finally, this strike continues until the Minister of FCT comes off his high horse and negotiates with the workers,” the labour organisations said.
“The offences committed against the FCT workers are serious enough.