Labour suspends planned strike against CAC mgt

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service
Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has
suspended its planned industrial action against Corporate Affairs
Commission CAC for two weeks

The suspension followed the intervention of the Permanent
Secretary Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr
Sani Gwarzo over alleged maladministration in the agency.

AUPCTRE, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, in a
strike notice dated December 18, 2020 and addressed to the
Registrar-General of CAC had vowed to shut the agency on Tuesday
following the expiration of the 21- day notice to the
commission.

The union had frowned at the chief executive of the commission
for his alleged anti-workers policies in the commission.

After a marathon meeting on Monday with AUPCTRE led by its
President, Comrade Benjamin Anthony and Dr Gwarzo, the union agreed
to shift the proposed strike by 14 days.

Gwarzo directed the Registrar General CAC to maintain status quo
and reverse all actions initiated against the CAC branch union
executive by the management

As a result of the intervention the union issued statement
shifting the proposed industrial action to the next 14 days within
which all contentious issues shall be resolved.

According to the statement, the union, accused CAC management of
unilaterally restricting staff vacancies against the
recommendations of the committee on the commission’s organogram,
and particularly expressed disgust at the “unjustified barring of
certain categories of staff from writing promotion
examination”.

It also accused management of stopping all staff loans, hasty,
draconian and unilateral decision making leadership style, and
denial of 2019 promotion arrears to deserving workers.

The union also accused management of stopping salaries of
workers even before queries were issued, at the peak of COVID-19
pandemic.

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service
Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has
suspended its planned industrial action against Corporate Affairs
Commission CAC for two weeks

The suspension followed the intervention of the Permanent
Secretary Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr
Sani Gwarzo over alleged maladministration in the agency.

AUPCTRE, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, in a
strike notice dated December 18, 2020 and addressed to the
Registrar-General of CAC had vowed to shut the agency on Tuesday
following the expiration of the 21- day notice to the
commission.

The union had frowned at the chief executive of the commission
for his alleged anti-workers policies in the commission.

After a marathon meeting on Monday with AUPCTRE led by its
President, Comrade Benjamin Anthony and Dr Gwarzo, the union agreed
to shift the proposed strike by 14 days.

Gwarzo directed the Registrar General CAC to maintain status quo
and reverse all actions initiated against the CAC branch union
executive by the management

As a result of the intervention the union issued statement
shifting the proposed industrial action to the next 14 days within
which all contentious issues shall be resolved.

According to the statement, the union, accused CAC management of
unilaterally restricting staff vacancies against the
recommendations of the committee on the commission’s organogram,
and particularly expressed disgust at the “unjustified barring of
certain categories of staff from writing promotion
examination”.

It also accused management of stopping all staff loans, hasty,
draconian and unilateral decision making leadership style, and
denial of 2019 promotion arrears to deserving workers.

The union also accused management of stopping salaries of
workers even before queries were issued, at the peak of COVID-19
pandemic.