Minister of Aviation
Aviation unions in Nigeria have issued a notice of a two day warning strike to their members nationwide.
The unions have threatening to ground all activities in the sector for two days if their demands are not met.
The warning strike, according to a statement obtained by African Business Travel News (ABTNEWS),the warning strike which would be led by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Nigerian Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), and the Engineers Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employers (AUPCTRE) is expected to hold on Monday April 17 and Tuesday April 18, 2023.
The demands, according to the statement, which include the implementation of new minimum wage consequential adjustment with arrears for the workers of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) since 2019 and the release of the reviewed Conditions of Service (CoS) for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and NIMET, the unions claimed have not been met despite issuing an ultimatum to the Minister of Aviation and the Chief Executive Officers the agencies.
The unions insisted, “Should the warning strike failed to achieve the desired result, an indefinite strike shall ensue.”
Despite the expiration of the ultimatum, the aviation minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, according to the unions, remains adamant in carrying out his threat to demolish the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), NAMA, NCAA, NCAT, and NIMET in Lagos despite their entreaties towards caution.
