Aviation unions join NLC’s indefinite nationwide strike
Aviation unions have announced that they will shut down operations across all airports in the country in compliance with the indefinite nationwide strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress.
In a joint statement by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), on Sunday, the unions announced that they would down tools from Monday 12 a.m. in all airports in the country in compliance with NLC’s declared nationwide strike.
“In compliance with the directive from our labour —Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria—we hereby inform the general public, aviation service providers, airline operators, aviation businesses and all aviation workers nationwide that starting from 0000hrs of June 3, 2024, all services at all Nigerian airports shall be fully withdrawn till further notice,” the joint statement reads.
The joint statement was signed by general secretary NUATE, Ocheme Aba, deputy general secretary ATSSSAN, Frances Akinjole, secretary general ANAP, Abdul Rasaq Saidu, and Olayinka Abioye, general secretary NAAPE.
This comes as the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union of Nigeria declared an Indefinite nationwide strike over the federal government’s failure to meet their demands on the proposed new minimum wage.
NLC is demanding a minimum wage of N494,000 based on the spiking cost of living, while the federal government is offering to pay N60,000.
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