The organised labour unions in Cross River are set for the industrial action as proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage in the state.
The state chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Monday Ogbodum, said this in Calabar on Saturday.
The NLC had set Sunday midnight for the beginning of the strike if the state government did not implement the new minimum wage of N70,000.
Ogbodum said except the Cross River government implemented the new wage regime there would be no going back on the industrial action.
The TUC chairman, who said negotiation with the state government was still in progress, added that will not stop them from joining the strike if the need be.
“Yes, we are still in talk with the government. We had a meeting on Thursday and another one on Friday that ended late in the evening.
“There is going to be another meeting today (Saturday), but that is not to say things are well, though the government has shown some level of seriousness.
“Our position is that even if we sign any document or agreement today, that does not still amount to implementation,’’ he said.
The NLC at the national level had issued order to state chapters to down tools if any state government did not implement the N70,000 minimum wage.
