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S.I.O. INDUSTRIES LIMITED, ASABA AND NATIONAL UNION OF TEXTILE, GARMENT AND TAILOL WORKERS (NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT) H ON. JUSTICE (CHIEF) P.A. ATILADE PRESIDENT S.O. KOKU,ESQ. MEMBER E.O. OLOWU, ESQ MEMBER SUIT NO: NIC/6/90 DATE OF JUDGMENT 2ND APRIL, 1991 LABOUR LAW Reinstatement - Union officials whose appointments were terminated on account of union activities - Whether liable to be reinstated. LABOURLAW Reinstatement of workers - Termination oi appointments for embarking on strike without exhausting all options - Whether court will reinstatement. ISSUES 1. What was the nature of the relationship between the Appellant and its employees? 2. What was the state of the Respondent union in the S.I.O. Industries Limited, Asaba? FACTS: The Appellant company terminated the appointments of five union officials on account union activities. Aggrieved by the Appellant’s action, the other workers embarked on w stoppage. As a result, the Appellant terminated the appointments of seventy-five (75) other workers. The dispute which arose was referred to the Industrial Arbitration Panel, which ordered the reinstatement of the workers. The Appellant was dissatisfied and appealed to the National Industrial Court. HELD: (Dismissing the appeal): 1. On Whether court will order reinstatement of union officials whose appointments were terminated on account of union activities - Where appointments of union officials were terminated on account of union activities, the court will order their reinstatement without loss of pay. 2. On When court will not order reinstatement of workers - The court will not order the reinstatement of workers whose appointments were terminated for embarking on a strike without exhausting all the options before embarking on the strike.