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Unions Issue NAMA 14-Day Ultimatum On New Salary
Two aviation unions have given a 14-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to implement the newly approved salary structure.
The two unions are the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATTSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transpoprt Employees (NUATE).
They issued the ultimatum in a letter jointly signed by Mr Olayinka Abioye for ATTSSSAN and Alhaji Abdulkareem Motajo for NUATE.
They demanded for the implementation of the approved conditions of service and salary structure for NAMA employees before the expiration of ultimatum.
They alleged in the letter to NAMA that its management had commenced the use of blackmail and subtle threat of workers and union leaders.
The unions said that they were not going to be moved by this “guerilla’’ tactics.
However, we have issued a general bulletin to all workers for red alert preparatory to a showdown with NAMA Management should it renege.
The unions said that the new structure was a product of a tripartite discussions involving the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission.
Reacting, NAMA said that there was no cause for alarm over the purported strike notice issued on the delay in the implementation of new salary.
“NAMA also confirms that none of its workers or union leaders is being put under any kind of threat by management as there is no reason whatsoever for that.
“The latest development, however, is that a committee has been set up by the management to look into the grey areas of the new condition of service,” the statement said.
Mr Supo Atobatele, the agency’s General Manager in charge of Public Relations signed the statement.
NAMA, however, implored the union leaders to cooperate with the management in order to come up with an acceptable document for the benefit of all.