Should the labour unions follow through on their threats to go on a nationwide strike over the hardships brought on by the federal government’s subsidy withdrawal policy, flight operations and other related enterprises throughout the country’s aviation sector may be completely shut down, Africa Today News, New York reports.
According to information reaching Saturday Tribune, all the unions in aviation sector including the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and others have reached out to all aviation workers at all the airports to withdraw their services in line with the directives from the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to embark on a nationwide strike over the hardship caused by the oil subsidy removal.
As at the meeting which was held on Friday night, all the aviation unions at their different meetings had mobilised all the workers in readiness to block all entrances leading to the airports particularly the international ones to prevent the take-off of all flights including foreign flights.
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In a circular issued by NUATE on Friday evening titled: ‘Notice of Total Withdrawal of Services’, signed by the General Secretary, Comrade Ocheme Aba, with copies sent to Commissioner of police, airport command, director of state Security Service, airport commandants and director of aviation security, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), NUATE directed all workers to stay away from work as from 3rd October 2023 indefinitely until otherwise directed by the NLC.
The circular partly read; ‘By this notice, all the aviation agencies and companies are informed of the development and should advise their clients/customers accordingly to afford travel rearrangements. All workers shall comply fully.