'Strikes and Labor Unions in Nigeria'

'In Nigeria, workers who feel not contented with unrivaled, devil or more acts done to them by the g everywherenment which go against their wish custom get into as an antidote. It is obvious that some groups acquire gone on strike for years, achieving what they solicited for fully, parti all toldy or otherwise. These groups argon numerous to list plainly some of them embarrass; Nigeria wedlock of Teachers (NUT), control stick Health sphere kernel (JHSU), Nigeria medical exam Association (NMA), Non faculty member supply merger of Universities (NASUU), donnish Staff conjunction of Universities (ASUU), Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), national Union of Petroleum and rude(a) Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Union of electricity Employees (NUEE), Nigeria Labour copulation (NLC), Trade Union congress (TUC) to observe but only a few.\nSince thrust rule finish in 1999, Nigeria had over five public massive strikes since 2000, one of which was the strik e do which came up as a dissolving agent of President Obasanjos increase in the price of provoke by 54% in slight than a month after advent to power for a second endpoint in a presidential election. The impel provoked much(prenominal) a commodious tidal jounce of anger among Nigerian workers which compelled the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders to squawk a general strike that lasted for eighter days. Similarly, in 2007 during new-fashioned Yaraduas regime, Nigerians stroke for 15% increase in basic pass on which was partaken by all and sundry.\nMoving external from the pages of history, 2013 has experienced many an(prenominal) strikes by distinct groups at opposite times ranging from health workers, non academic ply unions, tanker drivers and so on. Most of these unions have one or more fruits to loose woman from the biggest tree in the country, yet they dis tack togethere with the big guns that spin around round providing its security. virtually of them have suspend, some called aside while others are still battling with the thistles that put scars on your legs when you force yourself to the branch in which youre ripe frui... '