Transport Union Calls Off Strike

Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has ended the industrial action against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over the sacking of 34 members of the union without due process.
Deputy General Secretary  of the union, Mr Frances Akinjole, disclosed this in a statement made in Lagos, midweek.
The Tide source reports that there was heavy traffic on the link road leading to the international terminal when ATSSSAN shut down MMA2 terminal at the early hours on Tuesday.
The face-off affected passengers as several of them were forced to miss their flight due to the actions of the union.
Akinjole said the union ended the strike following the intervention of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), the Nigerian  Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), and other airport security agencies at a meeting in Lagos.
“The  strike that was embarked upon on November 1 against the Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, has been called off following the acceptance by the company to recall the laid off members of our union and an undertaking to pay their salaries.
“The  agreement was reached at a meeting empanelled by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, NCAA, FAAN, NAMA and airport security agencies,” he said in the statement.