NUATE’s Condition of Service: Aviation workers demand review of FAAN, NSIB, others
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has called for an urgent review of aviation agencies’ conditions of service.
Ben Nnabue, NUATE president, made the call in his 2024 May Day address on Wednesday, in Lagos.
Mr Nnabue said that previous reviews had taken up to nine years to get approvals, which should not be. He stated that the outcomes after such long waits were a far cry from the negotiated agreements between unions and management.
“We, therefore, call on the agencies to answer the call from the unions to commence the process of the review without further delay. That only the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has answered this call up to date is extremely disturbing.
“We state here categorically that NUATE will not hesitate to take any further steps to assert our right in this regard should the management of FAAN, NSIB, NIMET, NAMA and NCAT continue to ignore the call,” Mr Nnabue explained.
Speaking on the National Minimum Wage Act review, Mr Nnabue urged stakeholders to ensure that the private and quasi-private sectors were adequately protected in the negotiations as core civil servants.
He decried the industry’s poor remuneration of private security personnel and urged the NCAA to investigate the trend.
He also called on President Bola Tinubu to look into settling the final tranche payments of the ex-staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways.
Mr Nnabue advised the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to hold a stakeholders’ engagement to close communication gaps.
He said it would also help to establish negotiation protocols among different segments and put forward advisories on topical aviation issues.
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