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National Union of Electricity Employees

Solidarity forever!

Our Story

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) is the umbrella union for workers in the electricity sector. Registered with the Registrar with the Registrar of Trade Union in the Labour Ministry, the NUEE is a product of several mergers dating back to the pre-independence era. Through dedication and the unparallel commitment of its pioneer leaders, the NUEE survived several turmoil and became the authentic voice of workers in the electricity sector.

In the past few years, the NUEE has come under serious pressure to protect and defend the economic, social and political rights of its members in the face of governments determination / resolve to implement its Reform Agenda in the electricity sector which, in every sense of it, was largely perceived as being imposed by western financial institution such as the World Bank and the IMF.

In response to onslaught in its external environment, the NUEE was compelled to re-strategies. The result was a series of media campaigns, retreats and education programmes designed to reawaken workers’ consciousness and draw public attention to noticeable flaws in the Electric Reform process such as faulty conception, sequence, timing and implementation. It is the Union’s belief that privatization of the electricity sector was desirable but can only be done under a transparent and accountable manner that will benefit all instead of the closed and dubious manner the BPE was going about it.

The main objective of this project was to articulate the Union’s role in the reform process, its reach-out approaches to various stakeholders and its effort at creating the conducive atmosphere for peaceful labour relations and co-existence.

It is hoped that this publication will contribute towards the struggle for democratic environment, industrial peace and due process as part of the NUEE’s continued support for activities that seek to contribute to the social, economic and political upliftment of the Nigerian Worker.

Our Objectives

  • To organize employees engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electric light and other forms of energy for public consumption into one strong individual union without regard of tribe, religion, sex, political ideologies and convictions.
  • To struggle actively for the constant improvement of the conditions of service and to raise the standard of living of its members and to protect generally their trade union rights and privileges with respect to work, proper rates of pay and other matters.
  • To promote better relations among the members and the employers and between one member and between members and other employees.
  • To participate actively in the efforts for the improvement of general industrial of workers employed in generating, transmitting and distributing of electricity and energy for public consumption within Nigeria generally and to take such steps which will from time to time enhance the industrial negotiation machinery within the various industries.
  • To collaborate, promote and further the work of the other Trade Union Organizations having for their objects, the promotion of the interests of labour and free and democratic trade unionism.
  • To promote either by its efforts or in co-operation with other trade unions or organizations the enactment of the labour legislation or other legislations which will improve the service conditions of its members or which may be of beneficial effect to workers generally.
  • To undertaken the education of its members through meetings, classes, seminars, group discussions, symposia and a monthly bulletin, reporting the activities of the union and to promote their interest industrially, socially and economically.
  • To provide for its member such benefits as the National Executive Council or the central executive council may decide in the following.
    • Relief in sickness, un-employment victimization for trade disputes on grounds of Trade Union activities.
    • Funeral expenses
    • Retirement benefit
    • Legal aid where necessary and when connected with the unemployment of its members
  • To raise funds by subscription, levy or otherwise from amongst its members and to invest any money or other property of the union in any business enterprise that may be authorized by the National Delegate Conference: National Executive Council or Central Executive Council of the Union.

To ensure job security and also seek improvement in the general political, economic, social, educational and cultural conditions of members in the country.

Our Union Affiliation

  • Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
  • IndustriALL Global Unon
  • Public Services International

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