No Going Back On Warning Strike- Railway Workers 

The Nigerian Union of Railway Workers on Sunday insisted on embarking on a three day warning strike on Thursday.

The action was strengthened by the workers meeting with the Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi which  ended in deadlock on Sunday on Sunday.

Besides,the workers conveyed the action in a memo entitled ‘Notice and directive to embark on 3-day warning strike nationwide, Thursday, 18th – Saturday, 20th November 2021’ and addressed to Lagos, Ibadan, Enugu, Zaria, Minna, Bauchi, Kafanchan, Wits, Akts, RPMCL, of the districts the workers resolved to notify the entire workers of the commencement of a 3-day warning strike beginning from midnight prior to Thursday, 18th through Saturday, 20th November 2021;

It said  the  leadership of the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) and Senior Staff Association (SSA) NRC Branch, in a joint meeting held in Lagos on Wednesday, 10th November 2021 where the welfare of the workers of the Corporation as put before the Management were taken through exhaustively critical discourse and review, has finally unanimously resolved.

According to the memo,all the district organs (DWCs) of the NUR and SSA should, as a matter of expedience, summon a general meeting of all the workers of their districts on Monday, 15th November 2021 at exactly 10.00 a.m prompt and, in unambiguous terms, notify the entire workers of the commencement of a 3-day warning strike beginning from midnight prior to Thursday, 18th through Saturday, 20th November 2021;

It added:”That the  DWCs of both the NUR and SSA should fuse up, resume, and function as their Districts’ Strike Action Committee prior to the commencement of the 3-day warning strike action and throughout the period of the strike and shall ensure full and total compliance of all the workers with the strike action as declared by the joint leadership of the two in-house unions.That the chairmen and the secretaries shall be solely responsible for the sitrep (situation report) of the days of the strike action and shall escalate same to the national secretariat of the union for its information and necessary action.

“That the strike activities, whichever way each district wants to implement it in form of programmes but must include fervent intercessory prayers for the success of the struggles, should be within the premises of the Corporation and must be essentially orderly, well-organized, and devoid of any destruction or violation of railway assets, our assets.That all the workers must comply and stay out of their offices but gather together behind their district union leaders to participate actively, peacefully, and consistently in the whole days of the strike without any fear or let;

“That this planned strike action is just to send a warning signal to the right quarters to heed our demands for improved welfare and standard condition of service and may be followed with a protracted strike action plan.That the district leadership of the unions should always await further directives from Lagos from time to time as may be deemed expedient by the national officers of the unions”