N70,000 allowance: You cannot negotiate for TUC, Osifo tells NLC
The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, has disagreed with his Nigerian Labour Congress counterpart, Joe Ajaero, over the authority of the NLC to negotiate salaries and allowances on… Read More: https://punchng.com/n70000-allowance-you-cannot-negotiate-for-tuc-osifo-tells-nlc/
Festus Osifo, the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has disputed his Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) counterpart, Joe Ajaero, over the NLC's right to negotiate salaries and allowances for Nigerian workers. Osifo insisted that the TUC must be part of such negotiations, stating that the NLC cannot act on their behalf without their participation or consultation.
The disagreement began after President Bola Tinubu approved an N70,000 transport allowance, which Osifo described as an aberration. He criticized Ajaero for lacking understanding of the Joint Public Sector Negotiating Council (JNC), claiming that the recent allowance was approved during a meeting not attended by JNC members. Osifo further challenged Ajaero to provide evidence from the International Labour Organisation regulations that supports the NLC's unilateral negotiating power.
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