The National Union of Air Transport Employees, the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers have all stated that they will no longer tolerate the appalling working conditions that their members have been subjected to for the past decade.
In a joint statement signed by Francis Akinjole, Deputy General Secretary, ATSSSAN; Ocheme Aba, General Secretary, NUATE; Abdulrazaq Saidu, Secretary-General, ANAP; and Umoh Ofonime, Deputy General Secretary, NAAPE, the groups demanded that the minimum wage/consequential adjustment, which had been in effect since April 2019, be implemented in all aviation agencies, with the exception of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology.
According to the leaders of the unions, they have had to shoulder intense pressure from their members who have continued to clamor for a review of their conditions of service.
The aggrieved members expressed in no uncertain terms that they would not continue to render services without valid conditions of service.
The communiqué read in part, ”Our unions have severally conveyed our frustration over the aforementioned issues and have engaged the agencies’ management and other government agencies involved, including the Ministry of Aviation over the years with only minimal result.
“Based on the foregoing, the unions resolved that each union should as a matter of urgency, take a decision and convey same to the appropriate authorities that this unwholesome circumstance can no longer be tolerated.
“The condition of service for NiMet has not been approved since 2003, while those of FAAN, NCAA, NAMA, and AIB has been with the commission since 2001.”
