NLC President Ajaero Faults TUC Over Rejection Of N70,000 Transport Allowance.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has criticised the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for rejecting the Federal Government’s N70,000 transport allowance for public sector workers, describing the decision as “improper”.
Ajaero made the remarks during an interview on Thursday, saying the TUC did not participate in negotiations with the Federal Government that led to the agreement on the allowance.
The TUC had on Wednesday rejected the six-month transportation allowance for public service workers across all levels, describing temporary wage awards as neither sustainable nor far-reaching.
The congress, in a statement signed by its president, Festus Osifo, and Secretary-General, Nuhu Toro, urged the Federal Government to increase workers’ salaries instead. The Federal Government announced the N70,000 monthly transport allowance on Tuesday in a memorandum of understanding reached after a conciliation meeting between government representatives and NLC leaders in Abuja. Reacting to the TUC’s position, Ajaero said the congress should negotiate its own terms with the Federal Government rather than reject an agreement reached by the NLC. He argued that the TUC lacked the authority to reject the terms negotiated by a sister labour organisation, adding that it could instead seek a separate agreement with the government.
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