On September 5 and 6, 2023, all airport employees nationwide have been ordered to go on a two-day warning strike in support of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
This information was provided in a circular dated September 4, 2023 and sent to all aviation employees by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP), as well as the National Association of Aircraft Pilots & Engineers.
Ocheme Aba and Abdul Rasaq Saidu, secretaries general of the NUATE and ANAP, respectively, signed the circular.
It read,
“As you are all aware, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed a 2-day nationwide warning strike due to the present regime of subsidy removal which has wrecked untold hardship on workers and the common people generally.
“Accordingly as affiliates of NLC, all state councils and branches of the above-named trade unions are hereby directed to fully join respective state councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in all states on September 5 & 6, 2023 for the strike action.
“Aviation workers are hereby directed to stay at home during these periods. All must comply,” the union ordered.