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Watch Video Of Passengers Stranded At Airport As Aviation Unions Begin Strike

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Passengers Stranded At Airport As Aviation Unions Begin Strike

Aviation unions have begun a two-day warning strike on Monday, leaving many passengers stranded at the Lagos airport.

The development came as a follow-up to an earlier notice issued by the unions to embark on a two-day warning strike to among others forces the government to implement the new salary structure for the workers and stop the planned demolition of the offices of the aviation agencies.

 

Watch Video Of Passengers Stranded At Airport As Aviation Unions Begin Strike

 

As early as 4 am, the unions mobilized their members who took over the strategic entrances to the airport from the Ikeja axis, Mafoluku/Beesam axis, and the Oshodi/Isolo to the tollgate from the international airport.

Many passengers were seen trekking to see if they could catch their flights.

The unions comprise the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria; the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, and the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals.

They are demanding, among other things, that the planned demolition of aviation agencies’ headquarters in Lagos be postponed, as well as the implementation of service agreements negotiated with aviation agency employees.

As at the time this report was filed, the unions were singing solidarity songs, and security operators, including police and military officers, are on the ground.

See video below;

BY IYABO AINA

Publisher Of News Rain Nigeria

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