USIBRAS GHANA LIMITED vs. INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS' UNION (ICU) [2023]DLNLC17174

Date	2023-02-20
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2023]DLNLC17174

DR. BERNICE A. WELBECK

[2023]DLNLC17174
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >USIBRAS GHANA LIMITED <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>INDUSTRIAL
AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS' UNION (ICU) <o:p></o:p>[NLC]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

Our Ref:
NLC/C-59/023/81&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20TH
FEBRUARY, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>FOR THE COMMISSION: <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 14.2pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

DR. BERNICE A.
WELBECK DIRECTOR, ADMIN/HR<o:p></o:p>

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DECISION <o:p></o:p>

</div>On 13th February 2023, Usibras Ghana Limited
the Complainant Company, filed a complaint of "illegal strike"
against the Unionized workers of ICU, Respondents in the matter.<o:p></o:p>The
parties were summoned
to appear before the Commission.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On 15th February 2023, the disputing parties
appeared before the National Labour Commission
for a hearing of the complaint
of illegal strike embarked upon by the workers
of Complainant
Company.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Representation<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Complainants were led by the Administrative and Finance Manager
of Complainant Company with representation from the Management Team.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondents were led by the Ag. Regional
Officer of ICU, Tema with
representation by two (2) Local Union Executives from the Complainant Company.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Brief facts of the Dispute<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Complainant Company submitted
as follows that:<o:p></o:p>