A joint general meeting of representatives of workers and pensioners in Oyo State chapter of NLC and TUC was held today, 27th July 2023, at the NLC House, Yidi, Ibadan, in preparation for the 7-day ultimatum issued by the NLC national headquarters to the Federal Government.
About 1,000 workers and pensioners were in attendance.
The meeting was also devoted to resisting an avalanche of deprivations suffered in the hands of the Oyo State government. These deprivations included rejection of payment of portions of monthly salary instead of full pay, denial of promotion, non remittance of deductions into cooperative societies, and other types of unremitted deductions.
A clear mood of anger and determination was displayed throughout the meeting. The workers asked the leaderships of the NLC and TUC in the State to vow never to betray the workers and the leaders did. Similarly, the leadership also took undertakings from the workers who pledged never to abandon the leaderships in the course of the struggle.
As a starting point of action, it was unanimously agreed that on Monday, 31st July 2023 all Oyo state workers and pensioners would converge at the Oyo State Government Secretariat to have a mass dialogue with Governor Seyi Makinde over their deprivations.
Representatives of pro labour organisations also attended and addressed the meeting in solidarity. They included Socialist Labour (SL), Joint Action Front, Revolution Now, and other human rights of organisations.
The coast appears to be clear in the forthcoming NLC massive protests against hike in fuel price and soaring living standard.
