The National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Kwande Local Government chapter, had revealed why it is on strike. Speaking to KSN on the day the strike action commenced, former Acting NULGE Chairman for Kwande, Mr. George Ayisa revealed that they were being owed six months salaries beginning from October last year.
Among other reasons, the striking NULGE members said they were being owned their 2009 leave grant. They said their promotion had stalled and was no longer coming. According to them, they had given the local government Council a 21-day ultimatum to call them and negotiate on their claims. However the ultimatum elapsed without any action from the Council. Another ultimatum, lasting 7 days was given which also elapsed without action, hence their resole to the strike Action.
Asked what should happen before they would resume work the NULGE Members said all their demands had to be met. They warned that even if they were paid one month’s salary, they would not resume until all the outstanding months being owned were paid.
Their strike action, which they said had followed due procedures commenced on March 1, as t hey went about closing offices and urging their colleagues to stop work immediately.
KSN can report that following the strike not work has been going on at the secretariat as no staff agreed to turn up. Meanwhile all efforts to contact the council chairman Hon. Terlumun Akputu failed as he was said to have traveled out of town. A source close to him however said the Chairman was up and doing to ensure the striking member resume work soon.
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