The National Union of Air Transport Employees has issued a directive for the Aviation Security and logistics sub-sector to initiate an immediate strike starting on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, due to inadequate wages.
This information was conveyed in a memo addressed to several authorities including the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Commissioner of Police for Airports Command, Airport Commandant, Director of the Department of State Security, and the Command at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The circular, signed by NUATE’s General Secretary, Comrade Ocheme Aba, expresses concern over the meager monthly salary of N30,000 for AVSEC graduates. It further notes that previous attempts to negotiate better wages for their members had been unsuccessful.