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By HT SowetoOn Tuesday 22 March 2016, Okada riders, activists, socialists and community people of Ajegunle made good their promise to stage a protest against the incessant cases of police brutality, extortion and brutal killings of innocent and poor Nigerians by the police. 22 March 2016 WHEN THERE IS NO WATER FOR THE POOR TO DRINKA Failure of CapitalismToday, 22 March, 2016, the world is celebrating World's Water Day. A day set aside when different organizations, institutions and government agencies sit in round table to hold seminars and programs to discuss about the shortages of water for a population in the world that is running to 7 billion people. 21 March 2016 FREE MOSHOOD NOW! Moshood addressing a mass meeting on police brutality in Ajegunle, photo DSM Stop Police Brutality in AjegunleComrade Moshood Oshunfunrewa, a leading member of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) in Ajegunle, Lagos, was arrested this afternoon (March 21) by the police over the protest being fixed for tomorrow against police killings, brutality and extortion in Ajegunle. He is presently detained at Ajeromi Police Station. UPDATE: Moshood was released late in the evening of March 2115 March 2016 DSM Rejects Creation of New Local Councils and Area Offices in Osun StateThe Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, hereby condemns the creation of new 31 local development councils, 3 area councils and 2 administrative offices in Osun State by the Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government. This is in addition to the existing 30 local government councils, making a total of an unwieldy 66 local government administration structures in the state. We maintain that this action is in bad faith and gross misplacement of priority. In a state where most public health institutions are in skeletal conditions, no thanks to poor funding and non-remuneration of doctors since September 2015, it is ridiculous that the next major project of a government will be creation of new local councils. 14 March 2016 OGUN WORKERS' STRIKE:WE CALL ON GENERAL PUBLIC TO SUPPORT WORKERS TO GET THEIR PAYGOV. AMOSUN SHOULD REMIT ALL SALARIES' DEDUCTIONS AND PAY ALL EMOLUMENTSThe Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) Ogun state chapter salutes and solidarises with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the long suffering workers in Ogun state on the ongoing strike action. We join the workers to demand the immediate payment of all deductions and emoluments to the workers without delay, and equally demand that government meets other demands without further ado. 14 March 2016 RECALL OLAIYA NOW!THE SACK OF THE EKITI STATE CHAIRMAN OF TUC IS ILLEGAL AND CALLOUSThe Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) condemns the sack and demotion of Mr Raphael Olaiya, the Ekiti State Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) by Mr Ayodele Fayose/PDP-led government in the state. We at the same time call on the leadership of the labour movement and civil society organizations to fight for the recall of Olaiya and respect of democratic rights of workers side by side with the struggle against all anti-poor policies in the state. 10 March 2016
MASS STRUGGLE UNTIL ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE IS REVERSED!DASUKIGATE: Jail the Looters! Seize their ill-gotten Wealth!!RISING COST OF LIVING: NLC and TUC Must Lead Struggle for a New Living WageSOUTH AFRICA: Worker and Student Protests IntensifyBIAFRA: Self-Determination is an Inalienable Right! …….. But Capitalism Must Be DefeatedSocialist Democracy March – April 20163 March 2016 DSM Welcomes NLC's Rejection of Half-Salaries in Osun StateWe Call for an Immediate General Congress of Workers, and a 24-hour Warning Strike with Protest Rallies as a prelude to total strikeThe Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, welcomes the decision of the Osun State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to reject the obnoxious and illegal half salary policy being implemented by the government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. 22 February 2016 Sack of Doctors in Osun State: Aregbesola Government has sunk to a new lowThe Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Osun State Chapter, views the latest response of the Osun State government to the legitimate demands of the doctors under the employment of the state government as shameful and reactionary. It has again shown the retrogressive nature of the Rauf Aregbesola-led Osun State government. According to the chairman of government's Special Committee on Health, Dr. Simon Afolayan, the government claimed the doctors have been disengaged from service because they embarked on legitimate strike to demand for payment of their salaries. According to the government's logic, workers have no right to demand full payment of their salaries, as doing so will be tantamount to "breaking the civil service rule". The government did not however state if the "civil service rule" allows government to deny workers their salaries. 15 February 2016 Labour Holds Nationwide Protest against Electricity Tariff Hike A cross section of February 8 protesters in Lagos - photo DSM More Work needs to be done to defeat the hikeOn Monday February 8, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) held protest marches across the country against the latest hike in electricity tariff. This tariff hike is not only anti-poor but was also introduced in violation of an existing court order. Workers, youths and civil society activists joined the actions. | |
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