The National leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has issued a 7-day ultimatum to the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited and its contractors to re-engage its sacked members. The union stated that it is grossly disappointed about the directive of Chevron Nigeria Limited to its Contractor, Cordeau Nigeria Limited to sack all its 32 workers for insisting on being NUPENG members. “In view of this heartbreaking dilemma which is currently posing a huge threat to the nation’s industrial peace and harmony as well as socio-economic activities of the citizenry, the union is, however, using this medium to reach out to the management of Chevron to call back to work all the sacked workers forthwith. For a fact, this is not a new year gift anyone could ever wish for even his worst enemy,” it said. The union, however, urged the Federal Government, particularly the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, NNPC, National Assembly and other key industry players to intervene on the matter so that Oil and Gas workers will not suffer and be traumatized or unjustly thrown to the unemployment market in the instance of Chevron and its Contractor.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 01, 2020 17:03 UTC