Appointments and Labour

Aviation unions, others direct membership to prepare for action DESPITE talks with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and a ruling by the National Industrial Court to avert the nationwide strike come Monday September 28, 2020 the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is mobilizing workers to embark on a nationwide protest against the recent hike in electricity tariff and pump price of …

ARIK Air, in the face of the union’s threat to down tools tomorrow Monday, September 14, 2020 have written to the Minister of Labour and Employment appealing for an intervention in seeking for the understanding and cooperation of the workers’ unions; while explaining some key issues in the disagreement This is just as the airline states that the issues in …

TWO unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) have once again directed all its staff in Arik Air (apart from Pilots and Engineers) to withdraw all services with effect from 00hrs on 14th September, 2020. This, according to the unions, is in reaction to the airline management’s …

THE United Kingdom has appointed Ben Llewellyn-Jones OBE, the new British Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) in Lagos, Nigeria. He takes over from Ms. Harriet Thompson who recently concluded four years as DHC in Abuja and Lagos. Ben Llewellyn-Jones is an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world including previously in Nigeria. Ben will be focusing his …

PROTESTS yesterday over the planned concession of the nation’s four airports may have struck the right chords as the House of Representatives is calling for the unions to sheath their swords and come to the negotiating table. House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Aviation, Honourable Nnolim Nnaji made this appeal to aviation workers urging them to prepare to present their …

NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) today in a nationwide demonstration over Federal Government’s plan to concession Nigeria’s major airports have vowed the entire Nigerian working class would resist any attempt to unilaterally concession any of our public airports. The NLC in a statement issued by Comrade Ayuba Wabba the NLC President described as foolhardy plans by the Federal Government to invest …

DELTA AIR LINES is partnering with CVS Health to accelerate employee COVID-19 testing with a rapid-response option for flight crews, a move that will build confidence about traveling with Delta among our people and customers alike. The CVS Health Return Ready SM testing will be overseen by a CVS Health clinician at Delta hub crew lounges and takes fewer than …

FOLLOWING a meeting with the convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment between Arik Air and union members, Monday’s planned shutdown of the airline has been put off sequel to an intervention. In a notice to all staff dated August 16, 2020, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of …

AVIATION unions have expressed its readiness to embark on an indefinite industrial action against thr Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) from Monday next week following what it called “fake CoS approval” and punitive transfer of union executive members. The letter dated August 11, 2020, signed by Comrades Aba and Abdulrasaq Saidu, the General Secretaries of National Union ofAir Transport Employees( NUATE) …

AGAIN, the unions seem to be gearing for another showdown and this time, its sundry issues that affect the aviation industry from the COVID-19 intervention fund, condition of services for certain agencies to minimum wage as well as relocation of headquarters of agencies given a two week ultimatum for all concerned to comply with labour laws or face the consequences …