THE aviation unions have postponed their strike pending a meeting that is set for next week. This is coming one week after a two-day warning strike that shut down the aviation sector.
The unions including the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), National Association of Aircraft Pilots & Engineers (NAAPE) and Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Service Employees (AUPCTRE) had last week shut down the industry over welfare issues as well as the planned demolition of the Lagos offices of aviation agencies.
The unions after the two-day warning strike had vowed to shut down the industry in a week.
However, the unions in a statement jointly signed by NUATE General Secretary, Comrade Ocheme Aba; ATSSSAN Principal Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Frances Akinjole; Deputy General Secretary, NAAPE, Comrade Umoh Ofonime, and Secretary General of ANAP, Comrade Abdul Rasaq Saidu revealed that the unions have shelved the strike.
