Picket Archives - Aviation metric

NLC mobilizes, to picket Turkish Airlines over wrongful staff sack, seeks reinstatemen

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will on Tuesday commence the picketing of Turkish Airlines in Lagos in a bid for the carrier to reinstate staff that were dismissed, forced to abandon duty or forced to resign under duress, including those victimized for their union membership in 2020. The NLC in a notice of picketing of Turkish Airlines in Lagos signed by its Acting General Secretary, Chris Ufot stated that all affiliate unions in aviation…

NUATE to picket airlines over failure to allow workers’ union

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has threatened to picket disclosed offices of airlines operating in the country that have refused to allow their staff to join trade unions of their choice. NUATE said it is against labour law for some airlines to make employment conditioned upon not joining a trade union adding that those who threaten workers with sack if they join the unions are working against Nigerian laws. Speaking at the…