NUJ TO DISRUPT THISDAY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND AWARDS OVER UNPAID SALARIES

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has vowed to distrupt the 20th anniversary celebrations of ThisDay Newspapers scheduled to hold on Saturday at Eko Hotels & Towers if the Management of the media organisation fails pay its workers by Friday.

Newly elected NUJ National President, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, who sent a letter to this effect to ThisDay Publisher, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, on Wednesday lamented that despite an earlier promise to pay months of salaries owed the workers, the Management is yet to do so.

The letter reads:

“Chairman/Publisher,

THISDAY Newspapers

OUTSTANDING SALARIES OF WORKERS (NUJ MEMBERS)

Recall our meeting at your residence in Lagos on Monday August 24, 2015 on the above subject matter and your promise to pay two months out of the arrears being owed the senior staff and to pay the junior staff up to the end of August 2015 before the 20th anniversary of THISDAY coming up on September 5.

You also promised to pay the rest in installment of two months per

tranche, with a firm commitment to offset all outstanding salary

arrears on or before December 31st, 2015, including verified check-off deductions due to the NUJ. Information reaching us indicates that up till this moment (3.45 pm) on Wednesday September 2, 2015, nobody has been paid in spite of your promise and preparations are on to hold the 20th anniversary celebration.Please be informed that if by 2 pm on Friday September 4, 2015, the salary arrears were not paid as promised and confirmed by our members, the NUJ will mobilize the entire Labour (NLC and TUC) to disrupt the anniversary celebration wherever you decide to hold it. This is neither a threat nor a boast, but we will no longer allow you to toy with the lives of our members again

SOURCE…UHURU TIMES