CHUKS OKOH
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Thursday issued a seven days ultimatum to the management of Aviation Logistics and Management Ltd., to address workers welfare regarding 13th month salary, staff right of association, unaccountable dues collection among others.
The warning is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy General Secretary of the association, Odinaka Igbokwe in Lagos after a meeting on December 3.
According to the statement, NUATE had on November 24, written to the firm asking for a meeting to be held on December 3, to discuss the need to address the issues but the representative of the management failed to show up.
“Today, 3 of December, we made calls to you which you ignored. For the meeting, we suggested you deliberately absented yourself. The visit to your office was frustrating, because you increased the number of securities to ward us off.
“Please do note that over the years you have gone contrary to Section 40 of the Nigerian constitution by preventing your workers from becoming Union members and executives.
“They do not have representation before your management in their collective. You have made collective bargaining impossible, contrary to all known modern industrial practices and faws. To the list of your offences, you give us dues without producing the list of staff from whom it was deducted.
“In seven days, you must address ail the issues raised above or in default take responsibility for any action which we will take to correct the above anomalies. You have been warned,” the statement read.
