{"id":1013,"date":"2023-08-04T06:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T06:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollyonlinenews.com.ng\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2023-08-04T06:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T06:12:42","slug":"withdraw-contempt-suit-or-face-nationwide-strike-nlc-threatens-federal-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollyonlinenews.com.ng\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"WITHDRAW CONTEMPT SUIT OR FACE NATIONWIDE STRIKE\u2026.. 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The statement has it that the union has reached a decision during its National Executive Council meeting which was held in Abuja on Thursday, that it would embark on a nationwide total strike if the labour leaders are summoned to court by the government .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The union accused the Ministry of Justice and the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) of allowing themselves to be used as \u201canti-democracy\u201d agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The union demanded immediate withdrawal of the case by the Federal Ministry of Justice before the end of work on Friday, the 11th of August, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo embark on a nationwide comprehensive strike beginning Monday 14th of August, 2023 if this contemptuous court summon is not withdrawn by whosoever initiated it,\u201d the union said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Doris Oliver The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, will embark on a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, if the federal government refuses to withdraw a lawsuit filed against its leaders. 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