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The Impact Of Strike Action On The Achievement Of Trade Union Objective
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This nationwide strike affected the country‟s economy negatively where
the volume of trading on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange,( NSE)
fell by 82 percent, local flights were grounded, and lifting of crude
oil was hampered. The strike had a lot of effect on the major sector of
the economy as activities of the (NSE) that are trading slumped by 80%,
while banks complied with the strike order and closed shop, the NSE
opened for business as usual. But at close of trading, only 46.06
million shares were traded in 20 deals.
This is a significant
reduction when compared with an average 262 million shares worth about
N1.05 billion traded in 2,509 deals the previous week. The Nigeria
Labour Congress,(NLC) has led a number of general strikes in the past to
mention a few. In 2004, the Nigeria Labour Congress gave the Federal
government an ultimatum to reverse the decision to introduce the
controversial fuel tax or force a nation wide protest strike. The strike
threat was made despite the fact that the Federal High Court judgment
in an earlier dispute had declared the organization lacking legal power
to call a general strike over government policies.
It is in this
context that the research wishes to access the impact of strike action
on the achievement of trade union objectives in both private and public
sectors in Nigeria and how management policies/decisions are influenced
by workers through the representatives (trade union) to the effect of
harmonizing management polices with trade union objectives enhancing
efficiency as well as maintain good industrial relation peace and
harmony in the work place using…
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
unstable industrial relation climate in Nigeria just within the decades
has resulted in all time record of lost working hours, unprecedented
work stoppage as a result of strike action.
By October 1981,both
federal and state government were broke, by December, seven out of the
nineteen state governments could hardly pay the salaries of their
employees; by June 1982,Bendel,Rivers,Cross Rivers, Benue and Imo States
were owing teachers two to four months arrears. It was only when junior
workers threatened strike action in Cross River State and teachers
actually abandoned classes in Bendel State after not receiving January
salaries as at April 1982 that both government cleared part of the
outstanding amount .
In the first six months of the year 1982,
Nigeria lost a total of 4,598 man- hours because of strike action by
workers. The recent strike action embarked by Nigeria Labour Congress in
January, 2012 has cost the country millions of naira as all the sectors
of the economy which engage in productivity activities in order to
boost the gross domestic product of the economy were closed down for
couples of days.
1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of this study is
to probe into the effectiveness of strike action as a means of
achieving union objectives from the management. This study is based on a
case study of EMENITE LIMITED ENUGU
Precisely, the study is focused
on following issues, tools for achieving union demands from management
using strike as the major tools in achieving union objectives.
The
recommendation which will be based mainly on the findings of the
research will be implemented to strengthen the effectiveness of strike
action as means of achieving union objectives. If on the other hand, the
study suggest a better way of achieving union aims than strike, then of
course the mentored will be recommended.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
research work focuses particularly on the impact of strike on the
achievement of trade union in an organization. The research is conducted
to cover and improve the management of organization focusing on the
company EMINITE LIMITED, ENUGU. For this reason therefore, the
researcher has consulted several reviews, on issues of strike and trade
union to include text books industrial relation, management, social
sciences, dissertations from academicians on related issues, Newspaper
edits journal etc. the work would be very large if all the argument of
the different authors are presented, but they have been carefully
selected so that only issues particularly concentrating on the impact of
strikes on the achievement of trade objectives are considered.
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