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October 16, 2019
The Federal Government and Organised Labour are tocontinue their meeting today, Wednesday to allow for sorting out all grey areasof contention.
A top Labour Official, who pleaded anonymity, saidthat the organised labour had shifted its earlier position from 29 per cent to25 per cent for grade levels seven to 14, while for levels 15 to 17 now 20 percent, which was earlier 24 per cent.
The Federal Government has made its earlier positionto shift from levels seven to nine to 17 per cent and levels 10 to 14 at15 per cent. It also shifted that of levels 15 to 17 to 12 per cent.
The Head of Service Folashade Yemi-Esan expressed hopethat the meeting would get to a logical conclusion today.
The Deputy President of NLC, Amaechi Asugwuni, whilespeaking the end of the meeting, on behalf of the organised Labour, urged tothe Federal Government to shift grounds for agitation ahead.