Aviation Unions To Embark On Two-day Warning Strike
Aviation workers’ unions say they will, on Monday, 17th April, 2023, embark on two-day strike, over alleged failure to implement the conditions of service agreement between the union and some aviation agencies.
This is contained in a statement issued and signed by officials of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals.
Other union members are the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services.
The unions warned that this will be followed by indefinite strike if their demands were not met after the two-day warning strike
“Our unions issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Honourable Minister of Aviation and specific aviation parastatals on February 7, over non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments and arrears for the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NiMet, refusal of the Income & Wages Commission and Office of the Head of Service of the Federation to release the reviewed Condition of Service of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA; Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA; Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, NCAT, and Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMET.
“Also planned demolition exercise of aviation’s agency buildings in Lagos by the Minister of Aviation for an airport city project has been strongly resisted by our union, but the ministry remains adamant, so we are commencing the warning strike,” the union said.
The aviation union urged its members to comply with the directive, adding that its state councils, branches and executives should also enforce the directive without compromise.
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