Labour calls off strike with conditions

The 12 labour unions striking over the management of their tier two pension funds have called off their almost two-week old strike. According to the agitated unions, some of their members have been served with an ex parte order to do so. The court ruled in favour of government last Friday but the unions said they had not been served and would continue to strike. But at a press briefing yesterday, the Forum for Public Sector Registered Occupational Pension Schemes said they would comply with the court order. The Forum however stated that it “regrets government’s exercise of bad faith in obtaining an ex parte order on the Forum which was in the public domain and generating media speculations and malicious press statements but was not served on the unions and associations until about 5 PM on Monday.” The Forum noted that some of the unions have still not been served and they feel it is a deliberate attempt by government to divide their front. The unions have again given government one week to resolve the matter or they will resume the strike. 

Source:Citifmonline.com