By Ime Akpan
Aviation workers under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) have demanded for the implementation of the various approved agreements between them and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The workers who stated this at a congress held in Lagos yesterday said if their demands were not implemented in full they embark on strike as from June 30, 2014.
Their demands include immediate payment of pensions and gratuities to staff, payment of 27% balance minimum wage, proper placement of all newly recruited staff in accordance with the civil service rules and scheme of service, 2013 and 2014 implementation of promotion of staff and renewed condition of service for workers.
The general secretary of NUATE, Mr. Abdulkareem Motajo said the unions had held a meeting with FAAN but regretted that the agency’s management had been dragging its feet.
In his reaction to the threat, FAAN spokesman, Mr. Yakubu Dati assured that most of the workers’ demands would be met.
He said the managing director of FAAN, Mr. Dunoma Saleh, was part and parcel of the unions and would do everything to ensure that their welfare issue would be addressed.
“We are partners in progress with the unions and the managing director has been part of the unions in the past 30 years. That was why immediately he resumed office, he held a meeting with the unions. So, he is aware of these requests and he is going to sit down with the other management team to look at the best way to resolve them.
