MWUN threatens strike action over non-payment of CRFFN staff nine months salary arrears
MWUN threatens strike action over non-payment of CRFFN staff nine months salary arrears
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has resolved to embark on a total strike action if the management of the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) refuses to settle the nine months salary arrears to its employees, who are bonafide members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria.
In a release by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media, MWUN, the union stated that it had exhausted all necessary procedures of reaching amicable resolution with the management of CRFFN without a headway.
MWUN added that all ultimatums have been defiantly disregarded by the Acting Registrar of the organisation.
Text of the release, “This is to educate the general public that MWUN as a responsible Union had gone through and exhausted all the necessary procedures of reaching amicable resolution of this matter including issuing various ultimatums, which have been defiantly ignored by the Ag. Registrar of CRFFN, disregarding all resolutions reached at several mediatory meetings.
“The last was the one held in Abuja on Wednesday, the 18th of September, 2024; and a host of other infractions on the rights of our members ditto the payment of their wages.
“The Union is more dismayed over CRFFN’s outright disregard to one of the resolutions reached, stating that going forward, payment of Staffers salaries should be of paramount attention first funds that should be made available for the Regulatory body and there should be no diversion of such available fund into any other expenditure. But CRFFN went ahead to organize a “Kangaroo” training for some select staffers, leaving behind a humongous cache of unpaid salaries.
“It’s unfortunate that after the Union had extended a good hand of fellowship to engage and collaborate with the management of CRFFN under the purview of the Ag. Registrar, the CRFFN still went ahead to act contrary to the resolution reached with the Union against the wellbeing of our members, while trampling on the rights of our members to the gainful enjoyment of their earned salaries.
“The Union has resolved not to continue watching with folded arms the impunity of CRFFN being put on public show; hence, the Union has decided to bring this to public knowledge that should CRFFN continue to withhold the nine months salary arrears owed our members who are CRFFN employees, the Union will have no other option than to withdraw the total services of our members in the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dock Labour, Shipping & Freight Forwarding Agencies, Seamen from all ports, jetties, terminals, and Oil & Gas platforms. All authorities should please take note.”
