The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has announced that it will commence a nationwide strike by midnight, Tuesday 14th November, 2023.
The nationwide strike is coming on the backdrop of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) joint National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023, directing its affiliate unions to embark on immediate withdrawal of services and to shut down Imo State by all public and private sectors workers indefinitely by midnight of November 7th, 2023.
This decision by the NLC and TUC is prompted by a series of infractions and encroachments on the rights of workers in Imo State and the distressing and appalling acts of violence and bloodshed inflicted upon the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and other unions’ officials by the Imo State Government in collaboration with the Nigerian Police, Imo State Command.
The joint communique signed by the President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, who doubles as Deputy President of NLC, and President of TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, which further directs that in the event that ‘Labours’ demands are unmet, workers all over the federation shall join in withdrawing their services by midnight of Tuesday, the 14th of November, 2023.
To this end, MWUN as an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress; its President General, Comrade Adeyanju has directed that all members of the Union should comply with the jointly signed communique to commence immediate and total mobilisation to ensure MWUN participation in the nationwide indefinite strike.