Labour Conflicts in the Nigerian Public Sector: Causes and Resolutions Strategies

摘要

The :(J.im of this paper is to highlight the nature, causes andudresolution strategies I mechanisms for labour conflicts in theudNigeria-public sector. It observed that when an organization hasuda dysfu,Y,lctionally high level of conflict, managers are likely touddissipat¢· valuable resources and time in order to achieveudharmon:i~us work relations and that conflict can also beudfunctiofil when it acts as catalyst for the use of initiative andudcreativity which can facilitate qualitative change in the PublicudSector. The paper comprises of abstract; conceptual discourse;udcauses a/labour conflicts; the meaning and strategies of conflictudresolution; conflict resolution in the Nigeria public sector;udconclusiOIJJ and recommendations. Among the recommendationsudcanvasser;/. are: the dismantling of obstacles to the use ofud· "mediation" as the first statutory method of resolving conflicts;udfurther strengthening of the institutions responsible for conflictudresolution; a call on government to imbibe the virtue ofudhonouring valid agreements reached through consensual processudof collective bargaining and to respect I uphold its own laws.udKey Words: Labour conflict, Conflict resolution, ConflictudManagement, Public Sector.