Aviation workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have suspended its plans to embark on strike by Wednesday, August 16.
NUATE’s general secretary, Ocheme Oba, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos.
Politics Nigeria earlier reported that NUATE had, in a circular issued on August 15, said aviation security workers would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike over poor wages.
The circular revealed that the workers are usually paid a meagre N30,000 monthly.
The union noted that the amount was insufficient and exposing workers to untold hardship.
Oba disclosed that the union had sent a letter to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) informing it of the union’s decision to embark on industrial action.
He said that after receipt of the letter, the NCAA had intervened in the matter, and requested to be given a week to deliberate on the workers’ demands.
Oba noted that the NCAA had promised to organise a meeting between the union, private security firms and the airlines with a view to address the issue.
