Flights are impacted as the aviation union begins a 2-day warning strike.
Given that the aviation unions have started a two-day warning strike, travelers throughout Nigeria will need to find an alternate solution.
They described the working conditions and entitlements as “unpalatable,” which is the background against which the development is taking place.
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Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, ANAP, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NUATE, and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria are among the unions involved.
Members of the unions after their meeting with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) ended in a stalemate blocked the entrance to the Murtala Muhammad Airport domestic terminal, leaving many passengers stranded.
Capt. Musa Nuhu, Director-General of Civil Aviation for the NCAA, had requested that the union postpone their two-day warning strike while union representatives were present.
Dr. Emmanuel Meribole, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Aviation, who was present at the meeting, also asked the union to call off its scheduled strike action.
Demands
The union, however, disregarded the request and insisted on carrying out their warning strike.
The workers are requesting that the condition of service (CoS), which was reached through negotiations with the Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), the office of the president of the federation’s civil service, and other organizations, be approved and put into effect.
In a memo signed by the leadership of the five unions, the workers said an indefinite strike would ensue if the two-day warning strike fails.
However, in an interview with newsmen, the Deputy General Secretary of ATSSSAN, Comrade Frances Akinjole said;
As I am talking to you, nothing has changed. If you don’t hear anything from the General Secretary, the strike continues.
The strike goes as planned.
The strike has since commenced across all airports in Nigeria with many passengers stranded. Many of the passengers were seen trekking to the airport as the unions blocked exit to the domestic terminal one and the MMA2.
