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RATTAWU
By Uche Eletuo
Lagos, Nov. 9, 2016 (NAN) The Lagos State Council of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) on Wednesday inaugurated the Advertisers Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) chapter.
Mr Adewale Akande, Vice President, RATTAWU, South West, who inaugurated the chapter in company of other state executives, said that the welfare of the members should be paramount.
Akande called for a harmonious relationship between the members and their management, urging the union not to see itself as an opposition to management.
“We are not a union of thugs and will like the chapter to tread in the same spirit in their conduct to management positions.
“Trade unionism is different from student unionism, therefore, caution should be the guiding principle,’’ Akande said.
The state council chairman, Mr Dare Durosimi, said that the union executive was known for maintaining close ties with its members.
He urged the newly inaugurated steering executive to live above board and conduct the activities of the chapter well.
According to him, it will be a disservice for executives to indulge in truancy because of union activities.
He urged the members and executives to always obtain permission from the management before embarking on anything that would keep them away from duty.
Speaking after the RATTAWU chapter executives were presented to him, the APCON Registrar and Chief Executive Mr Garba Bello-Kankarofi, pledged his support to the chapter.
The registrar said that, before now, he had been labelled anti- union, but with the coming on-stream of the chapter, he had disproved his critics.
He called on the chapter to work hard to elevate the standard of the union in APCON.
NAN reports that Mrs Emme Akande was appointed the Chair person, Mr Austin Neboh, Secretary, and Mr Hadiza Bello as Treasurer, to steer the chapter for six months before an election.(NAN)
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Edited by Oluwole Sogunle
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