The national president of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Comrade Benjamin Anthony has enjoined employers as well as Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) in the country to be up to date on industrial relations issues.
Comrade Anthony, who was speaking on the crisis between workers of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and her management over some industrial disputes, said that employers of labour must-see employees as partners in progress rather than seeing them as trouble makers.
He regretted the happenings in the Corporate Affairs Commission where the right of workers is being trampled upon by the management, stressing that all efforts by the union for the Registrar General to dialogue with the workers proved unfruitful.
While commending NLC president, Comrade Ayuba Wabba for leading other labour leaders and workers to successfully picketing the commission on Wednesday, the AUPCTRE president disclosed that the outcome of the picket yielded positive results.
“Well the picketing was very successful, you can see the signature clearly on the premises and you can see that the participation was excellent and it all went well and let me salute the congress president Ayuba Wabba for leading that protest such protest help to enlightened the general public to know the issues in CAC and the issues can be address if not for the attitude of the CEO and some of us feels you can’t lead an organization with pride, more so that that organization belongs to the people of Nigeria.
“Every Nigerian in CAC have the same right the CEO has and I don’t also believe that the CEO can handle his organization the way he is handling CAC, industrial relations in the workplace is key and engagement of the unions is also important, like you aware several letters were written but the CEO ignore us and that prompted the NEC of the congress to issue a directive that the place is picket.
“We are seeing a response from all angles and we believe that sooner the issues would be settle, everything has been put to rest, to some of us, we believe that our sister union didn’t understand. we are pained because they were speaking like management and trade union is a serious business and that is why when they came we all look at the issues and we all agreed to work together to give cover and protection to the workers of CAC.
“I advise the management not to look at workers as enemies rather see them as partners, the workers are there to check. Also, I wish to state that the Human Resources department of every organization should make sure is up to date with industrial relations”.
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