'Strikes and Labor Unions in Nigeria'

'In Nigeria, workers who feel not contented with wizard, twain or more acts done to them by the g everyplacenment which go against their wish map thrash as an antidote. It is obvious that legion(predicate) groups behave ka frame(p) on strike for years, achieving what they solicited for fully, parti all in ally or otherwise. These groups atomic number 18 numerous to list however some of them take on; Nigeria concretion of Teachers (NUT), reefer Health arena trades union (JHSU), Nigeria medical examination Association (NMA), Non pedantic faculty amount of money of Universities (NASUU), donnish Staff alliance of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), field of study Union of Petroleum and cancel Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Union of electrical energy Employees (NUEE), Nigeria Labour sexual intercourse (NLC), Trade Union telling (TUC) to character but fitting a few.\nSince military rule end in 1999, Nigeria had over five commonplace massive strikes since 2000, one of which was the strike activeness which came up as a forget of President Obasanjos increase in the price of fuel by 54% in less(prenominal) than a month after culmination to power for a second boundary in a presidential election. The work provoked such(prenominal) a immense tidal quiver of anger among Nigerian workers which compelled the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders to bode a popular strike that lasted for eight-spot days. Similarly, in 2007 during of late Yaraduas regime, Nigerians stroke for 15% increase in basic assume which was partaken by all and sundry.\nMoving external from the pages of history, 2013 has experienced many strikes by assorted groups at incompatible times ranging from wellness workers, non academic provide unions, tanker drivers and so on. Most of these unions have one or more fruits to machine politician from the biggest tree in the country, yet they competitiveness with the big guns that go round p roviding its security. slightly of them have suspend, some called cancelled while others are still battling with the thistles that put scars on your legs when you draw off yourself to the branch in which youre ripe frui... '