The Joint Union Action Committee (JUAC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, locked the entrance of the secretariat in compliance with an industrial action embarked by the labour union.
The Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress had on May 31 directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike from June 3.
The action, according to the unions, was over the failure of the Federal Government to increase the N60,000 minimum wage it offered to workers and its refusal to reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff.
The President of JUAC, Mrs Rifkatu Iortyer, told NAN in Abuja, that the committee’s decision to deny workers access to the Secretariat was in compliance with the NLC and TUC directive.
Lortyer explained that JUAC, being part of the labour unions, has no choice but to fully enforce the strike.
“My advice to FCTA workers is simple: stay at home and be the obedient workers you’ve always been.
“The strike action is for the interest of the Nigerian workers,” she said.
