ABSTRACT
This study centers on Nigerian union of local government
employees (NULGE) and the struggle for wage control in Abia state local
government system. In order to carry out this study, we used four specific
objectives and four hypotheses to achieve the broad objective. This study
therefore sought to: find out the role of Nigerian union of local government
Employees, Abia state in struggle for wage control, identify the causes of
conflict between the state and Nigerian union of local government employees, Abia
stale. identify the effect of corruption on the inability of the Abia state
government to pay the wages of local government employees and determine the
effect of high cost of governance on the inability of the Abia state government
to pay the wages of local government employees. It was hypothesized that: the
Nigerian union of local government employees, Abia state influences policy
decisions on wage control, inability of the state government to pay the wages
of its local government employees was a source of conflict between the state
and the Nigerian union of local government employees, corruption is a
significant contributory factor to the inability of the Abia state local
government to pay the wages of the local government employees and high cost of
governance is a significant contributory factor to the inability of the Abia
state government to pay the wages of the local government employees. We
gathered as much information as possible through the primary and secondary
sources. Chi-square and Pearson's product moment correlation co-efficient were
used to analyze the data collected. From our findings, the study revealed that
Nigerian union of local government employees do not influence policy decision
on wage control in the state and corruption and inability of the state to pay
the wages of local government employees were a sources of conflict between
them. In view of the above, it was recommended that both employers and
representatives of workers should at all times observe the tenets of
consultative collective bargaining; salaries, wages and allowances, in short
monetary incentives form the recurring decimal in all industrial disputes in
Nigeria in general and local government in particular. Therefore the local
government employees just like those of the state and federal government,
should be paid their salaries as at when due and that dialogue should be
applied at any given time there is organizational conflict by both parties
instead of strike.
ENYIOKO, U (2021). Nigerian Union Of Local Government Employees (Nulge) And The Struggle For Wage Control In Abia State Local Government System. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 25, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nigerian-union-of-local-government-employees-nulge-and-the-struggle-for-wage-control-in-abia-state-local-government-system-7-2
UZOAMAKA, ENYIOKO. "Nigerian Union Of Local Government Employees (Nulge) And The Struggle For Wage Control In Abia State Local Government System" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 22 Sep. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nigerian-union-of-local-government-employees-nulge-and-the-struggle-for-wage-control-in-abia-state-local-government-system-7-2. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
UZOAMAKA, ENYIOKO. "Nigerian Union Of Local Government Employees (Nulge) And The Struggle For Wage Control In Abia State Local Government System". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 22 Sep. 2021. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nigerian-union-of-local-government-employees-nulge-and-the-struggle-for-wage-control-in-abia-state-local-government-system-7-2 >.
UZOAMAKA, ENYIOKO. "Nigerian Union Of Local Government Employees (Nulge) And The Struggle For Wage Control In Abia State Local Government System" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 25 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nigerian-union-of-local-government-employees-nulge-and-the-struggle-for-wage-control-in-abia-state-local-government-system-7-2