Bayelsa Workers to Commence Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

Bayelsa state workers will on Thursday proceed on an indefinite over months of salary arrears owed by the state government.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the Trade Union Congres (TUC), in a joint meeting on Wednesday at the Council Secretariat in Yenagoa, resolved to take the industrial action, saying that they could no longer guarantee the existing industrial harmony in the state.

The worker’s union had on April 28th issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government to pay all outstanding salaries, otherwise they will take action.

According to PUNCH, the workers are currently owed four months salaries with pensioners being owed seven months arrears and local government councils workers about 12 months unpaid salaries.