Both governments and the private sector have plenty of money. But we still need more action from the trade unions if we are to get our fair share. FAAC allocations to state and Federal governments this year have increased by almost 30% compared to...
The experience of the 2023 elections and the political developments that have followed make one point increasingly unavoidable: if Nigeria’s left, labour movement, and progressive forces remain divided, they will continue to struggle against entrenched elite dominance. The challenge is not simply about replacing...
The strategy of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) over the last decade or so has included extended negotiations, limited strike threats and generally calling off strikes at the last moment. The assumption appears to have been that we have decent governments that only occasionally need reminding to do the right thing. In fact we have corrupt governments that only work to further enrich themselves and their elite friends. They rarely, if ever, actually implement any agreements that they have signed with the trade unions.
We need a united campaign against anti-people attacks. We need a mass campaign that unites both those trade unions that are prepared to lead action and those progressive civil society organisations that have the ability to organise at the grass-roots.