The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
on Thursday resumed official business activities as its staff union
called off the week-long strike over non payment of entitlements by
the management.
The offices of the commission at its corporate headquarters,
Abuja, officially opened for customers and staff to carry out daily
business transactions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that aside official
duties, commercial and private businesses by food vendors and
hawkers adjacent to the building, also resumed fully.
A cross section of the vendors said they were excited that the
union and management had reached an agreement, adding that their
businesses could now flourish.
Mrs Roseline Okoye, said “I used to make more than N10,000 a day
but since the strike started, I didn’t even sell up to N400 because
no customers”.
Mr John Martins, commercial photocopy operator, said that the
strike had caused him a lot of losses.
“You can imagine since the strike started I sometime cannot make
my transport fee back home because no customers.
Mr Samuel Ebenezer, a photographer, expressed gladness over
resumption of work.
“You can see customers are here to take passport
photographs.
“This shows that I will go back home smiling. It has not been
easy since the strike started.
Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, a member of CAC staff, said “staying at
home doing nothing was not easy for me”.
Mrs Ruth Balogun said “I pray for positive changes as the union
and management work together”.
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service
Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) CAC
Chapter, embarked on a warning strike over alleged non-payment of
salary arrears on July 17.
During the dispute, the union blocked the premises of the
commission, preventing its top management staff from accessing
their offices.
The strike was called off on the order of the National
Industrial Arbitration Court, Abuja, on July 26.
The court ordered AUCPTRE to unblock the premises, to allow
staff and business activities to resume.
The strike, which started on July 17, lasted for eight working
days.
The Chairman, Staff Union CAC, Mr Ibrahim Kirfi, told NAN that
the strike had been called off.
The commission’s spokesperson, Mr Godfrey Ike, said the strike
had been called off and staff were now in their offices
working.
” We want to take the past behind us and move forward,” Ike
said.
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
on Thursday resumed official business activities as its staff union
called off the week-long strike over non payment of entitlements by
the management.
The offices of the commission at its corporate headquarters,
Abuja, officially opened for customers and staff to carry out daily
business transactions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that aside official
duties, commercial and private businesses by food vendors and
hawkers adjacent to the building, also resumed fully.
A cross section of the vendors said they were excited that the
union and management had reached an agreement, adding that their
businesses could now flourish.
Mrs Roseline Okoye, said “I used to make more than N10,000 a day
but since the strike started, I didn’t even sell up to N400 because
no customers”.
Mr John Martins, commercial photocopy operator, said that the
strike had caused him a lot of losses.
“You can imagine since the strike started I sometime cannot make
my transport fee back home because no customers.
Mr Samuel Ebenezer, a photographer, expressed gladness over
resumption of work.
“You can see customers are here to take passport
photographs.
“This shows that I will go back home smiling. It has not been
easy since the strike started.
Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, a member of CAC staff, said “staying at
home doing nothing was not easy for me”.
Mrs Ruth Balogun said “I pray for positive changes as the union
and management work together”.
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service
Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) CAC
Chapter, embarked on a warning strike over alleged non-payment of
salary arrears on July 17.
During the dispute, the union blocked the premises of the
commission, preventing its top management staff from accessing
their offices.
The strike was called off on the order of the National
Industrial Arbitration Court, Abuja, on July 26.
The court ordered AUCPTRE to unblock the premises, to allow
staff and business activities to resume.
The strike, which started on July 17, lasted for eight working
days.
The Chairman, Staff Union CAC, Mr Ibrahim Kirfi, told NAN that
the strike had been called off.
The commission’s spokesperson, Mr Godfrey Ike, said the strike
had been called off and staff were now in their offices
working.
” We want to take the past behind us and move forward,” Ike
said.
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