Following the 2 day warning strike embarked upon by aviation workers, the minister of aviation, Senator, Hadi Sirika, has implored the Unions in the sector to toe the path of dialogue instead.
The minister was speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, during the opening ceremony of the three days conference jointly organized by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and the Joint Aviation Trade Unions Forum, JATUF, titled, ‘Re-inventing Trade Unionism for Sustainable Growth and Development in the Nigeria Aviation Sector.’
Sirika noted that the Ministry of Aviation and the various managements in the sector have been working harmoniously with the unions since the government came on board in 2015.
The aviation workers had resorted to the strike action, claiming that their demands, including the implementation of new minimum wage, release of the reviewed condition of service for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA and the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, NCAT; demand to discontinue the demolition of the office building of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN among others.
The strike action was led by National Union of Air Transport Employers, NUATE, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, Nigerian Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, ANAP, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE and the Engineers Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employers.