Aviation Security, Logistics Workers Embark On Immediate Strike Over Power Wages

Security across the country’s airports may be a challenge tomorrow as all security workers in Aviation and logistics in the country have been directed to withdraw their services as of August 16th, 2023.

In a circular issued by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), signed by the General Secretary of NUATE, Comrade Ocheme Aba, with copies sent to all the chief executive officers of the aviation agencies, the Commissioner of Police at the airport, and the DSS, titled ‘Circular Letter To All Aviation Security and Logistics Employers in Nigeria’, the union informed of the notice of withdrawal of services.

The notice of the withdrawal of services has been attributed to what the union called the continuous impoverishment of employees of the aviation security and logistics sub-sector of the aviation sector in Nigeria.

The circular partly stated: “As you are all aware, the union has done everything possible to resolve the lingering crisis of extreme impoverishment of employees of the aviation security (AvSec) and logistics sub-sectors of the aviation industry in Nigeria, but to no avail.

“The management of all the companies in the business have all failed to secure decent contracts that can provide fair remuneration for their workers.

With current salary levels as low as N30,000 a month for graduates, there is no gain in saying that AvSec employment in Nigeria is nothing other than a slave labour camp; to call a spade a spade

“This situation can no longer be allowed to continue.

“In this regard, and further to our letter of ultimatum dated June 26, 2023, all workers in all Aviation Logistics companies in Nigeria are hereby directed to totally withdraw services as of August 16, 2023, indefinitely, until our demand for fair remuneration is met.

“Please note that only the National Secretariat of NUATE is authorised to issue any further directives on this matter.

“State Councils and Branches of NUATE in Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Enugu are hereby directed to be on hand to assure full compliance with this notice.”

Following the directives, all the strategic places hitherto manned by the security officials may be left unattended due to the notice of service withdrawals.