Oil workers suspend strike (Nigeria)

[struggle4progress]

By Linda Eroke 12 minutes ago
Font size: Decrease font Enlarge font

Oil workers in the Niger Delta region have suspended their thre-day warning strike.

The strike was jointly organised by the Warri Zone of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to protest their members’ kidnap in the area.

The union members were said to have suspended the strike following government’s promise to ensure security of oil workers in the region.

A resolution yesterday between the government and the unions reads: “Based on the meeting both unions held with Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan and the strong commitment he made to attend to the issue of security, which we said would go a long way in resolving the identified concerns, we hereby wish to inform our members that the ongoing three-day warning strike action has been collectively suspended immediately ...

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/22618-oil-workers-suspend-strike.html