Home / Lifestyle / Minimum Wage Nationwide Strike: Aviation Workers To Shut Down All Airports

Minimum Wage Nationwide Strike: Aviation Workers To Shut Down All Airports

Murtala Muhahammed Airport, Lagos
All Unions in the Nigerian Aviation industry have announced that they will shut down all services and flight schedules in all Nigerian airports, beginning from Tuesday, November 6 in solidarity with the planned nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC)  over failure by the government to agree on new minimum wage.

The aviation workers’unions, made up of National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), in a notice dated November 3, 2018, said that they would participate actively in the strike to call for improved wages for members.

The notice was signed by Comrades Temenu Akinola (NUATE), Frances Akinjole (ATSSSAN), Ocheme Aba (NAAPE) and Abdulrasaq Saidu for ANAP.

They said that the Nigerian airspace would be shut down from 12 am on November 6, 2018.nThe notice also applied to all businesses and agencies involved with aviation

The notice read in part: “In complying with the directive of the labour centers, therefore, we issue this notice to all workers in the aviation sector to withdraw all services from 00:00hrs of November 6, 2018.

“The notice also applies to all businesses and agencies involved with aviation to be aware of the above situation and adjust business accordingly. The general public, especially the international traveling public, are equally notified to avoid, or cancel, plans to utilize workers in the aviation sector.

“For emphasis, all workers must comply with this directive as our unions will not tolerate any sabotage of the strike.”

Please share to keep everyone current

Check Also

Commercial Motorcycle Riders Protest In Delta State For Deaths Of Colleagues

Hundreds of commercial motorcyclists in the Delta State Capital Territory, on Monday embarked on a …

Senator Nwaoboshi condemns killing of Military Personnel in Delta

Most Distinguished Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi(SPON) has condemned the gruesome murder of 16 Army personnel …

2024 Budget: You can’t take credit for Tinubu’s works, APC stalwart, Elueme tells Sen Nwoko

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta State Chapter, Mr Philip Elueme, has …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *