Nigerian aviation workers have ended their strike and left the entry gates of the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2) Terminal in Lagos State so that aircraft operations could resume after workers illegally sacked by B-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) were recalled.
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Control TV News had reported how numerous passengers who intended to board the early-morning flights out of the private terminal of the airport were stranded on Tuesday because one of the aviation unions blocked the entrances leading to the terminal, in protest of the termination of 34 workers by the terminal management.
The union protested the “unprovoked termination” of the appointment of 34 aviation workers by the operators of the airport terminal, the B-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL).
The union listed those affected by the disengagement to include ATSSSAN Branch Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Women Leader who were said to demand “the payment of terminal benefits to staff members who exited the service of the company lawfully in line with the signed Conditions of Service”.
However, hours after the protest, ATSSSAN General Secretary, Francis Akinjolie said BASL has recalled the disengaged workers.
“The strike that was embarked upon today against the Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited has been called off pursuant the acceptance by the company to recall the laid off members of our union and an undertaking to pay their salaries,” Akinjolie said in a statement late Tuesday.
According to him, the agreement was reached at a meeting empaneled by the Ministry of Labour and Employment; Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA); Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN); Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and airport security agencies.
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