Tag: Aviation workers

Flights set to be grounded, as workers announce fresh strike

Aminu Imam
Aviation workers

Flights in Nigeria are set to be grounded as workers unions within the nation’s aviation sector have announced a fresh strike which is scheduled to commence on September 18. The strike action follows the Federal Government’s refusal to reverse the 50% deduction policy from internally generated revenues of agencies in the aviation sector. In a joint statement signed by leaders of five aviation workers unions, the workers expressed their frustration with the government’s refusal to discontinue the deductions, which they claim have severely impacted the financial stability of critical agencies.…

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Aviation security workers embark on nationwide strike today

Aminu Imam

The National Union of Air Transport Employees, (NUATE), has directed the Aviation Security and logistics sub-sector to proceed on an immediate strike from today, Wednesday, following poor wages. This was contained in a circular sent to the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Commissioner of Police, Airports Command, the Airport Commandant, Director, Department of State Security, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Command. The circular, which was signed by the NUATE General Secretary, Comrade Ocheme Aba, lamented that AVSEC graduates are paid a meagre sum…

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Aviation workers move strike to international terminal Lagos

Aminu Imam

As a result of the ongoing industrial action by aviation unions in Nigeria, offices of agencies of the Ministry of Aviation, including the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, have been locked down. Unionists have laid siege at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, causing heavy traffic leading to the airport. Recall that the unions have threatened to totally shut down Nigeria Airspace seven days after the end of the two-day warning strike. The presence of heavy security, including the…

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Aviation unions threaten total shutdown today, alert passengers

Aminu Imam

The aviation industry is set to experience a total shutdown today, Tuesday, as the aviation union threatens to carry out a strike. The General Secretary Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, Com Sikiru Waheed, disclosed this to newsmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,, Abuja. According to him, the second day of the ongoing strike will be more effective than the first day. He added that the first day of the strike was just a warning to the public and the government that they…

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Aviation workers sue FG, ask court to stop airport concession

Aminu Imam

Aviation workers in Nigeria have sued the federal government at the National Industrial Court in Lagos over the planned concessioning of airports in Nigeria and the non-payment their arrears of pensions totalling N150 billion. Junior, senior and professional staff of airports brought the suit under the aegis of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the Nigerian Union of Pensioneers (NUB-FAAN Branch). The suit, which was filed by their counsel, Femi…

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