NUPENG Threatens Seven Days Strike Over Members’ Sacking

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has issued a seven-day nationwide strike notice over alleged sack of it’s members by Chevron Nigeria Limited

According to a statement by the union no fewer than 175 members working in YKISH Integrated Services for the offsite/onsite maintenance services with Chevron Nigeria Limited, Delog Nigeria Ltd and Euroflow Services, were sacked.

The President of the Union Prince Williams Akporeha and General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, demanded a recall of the workers within seven days

The union added that failure to reinstate it’s members would lead to industrial action.

The statement reads in part, “We wish to emphasize that this lack of respect and sensitivity to Nigerian extant labour law, international conventions and global best practices is gradually becoming the stock in trade for Chevron Nigeria Limited and its various contractors.

“There are still several other lingering infractions and issues against workers yet to be addressed by Chevron Nigeria Limited and its contractors even after several regulatory institutions like Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Petroleum Resources and NAPIMS had severally ruled on these matters.

“Consequently, we are calling on the general public, the media and all concerned authorities in the country and the industry including Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, National Assembly, law enforcement agents and the Embassy of the United States of America to call Chevron and its service contractors to avert avoidable industrial action from the Union.

”The sacked contract workers must be recalled back to work immediately, status quo maintained.

“In the interest of industrial peace and harmony, our demand must be met within the next seven days otherwise we may be forced to call out all our members on a nationwide industrial action.”