NLC Strike: Low compliance in Delta
THERE was low compliance with the warning strike action embarked upon by National Labour Congress, NLC, in Delta State on Tuesday. While some workers stayed away from their duty posts, others were seen milling around their work premises at the Federal Secretariat and Chike Edozien Secretariat, Asaba. Some of the workers who were at the premises, were seen in clusters discussing the situation in hushed voices. A worker who sought anonymity, expressed discontentment with what he described as the poor coordination of the strike action in the State. “We expect the leadership of the NLC in the state to properly sensitive workers on the importance of the action but they are nowhere to be found,” he said. Chairman of the State Chapter of NLC, Comrade Goodluck Ofobruku, however said: “In Delta State, the compliance is very high. You must not forget that we have NLC and TUC. NLC is controlling 90 percent of the unions and TUC, 10 percent. “The 90 percent of the union that are ...