As a result of the Federal Government’s refusal to release the reviewed condition of service that was negotiated more than seven years ago, aviation workers’ unions have threatened to stop providing their services.
Other complaints include the Nigerian Meteorological Agency’s employees not receiving arrears and consequential adjustments for the National Minimum Wage since 2019.
The union also objected to the proposed demolition of aviation agency buildings in Lagos to make way for a Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation,-initiated project for an airport city.
The secretaries general of five aviation unions, including the National Union of Air Transport Employees, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, and the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees, issued a notice of a two-day warning strike.
On February 7, 2023, the unions gave the federal government a 14-day deadline to respond to the same issue.
The unions stated in their most recent strike notice that they had ordered their members to follow the instruction and that all state councils, branches, and executives were required to uphold the instruction.
The Airport Command of the Nigerian Police Force, Airport Commandants of the Nigerian Air Force, Department of State Services, Chief Executive Officers of Aviation Agencies, and Foreign Airlines have all received copies of the notice of the warning strike.
If the strike is successful, it could cause problems for Nigeria’s aviation services.
