To prevent the industrial action, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to pay arrears of more than N200 million as a grant of furniture for their workers.
-1T is part of the debt payment until December 2005.
National Union of Air Transport Employees (Nua TE) has given a time limit F AAN May 11 to pay grants management, who represent 50 percent of the total outstanding arrears or face industrial action.
FAAN's Acting Managing Director, Mr Olorunfemi Shittu, was fired on May 8, three days to the end of the ultimatum; issued by the union.
FAAN management, in a letter signed by Alhaji Madu Idrisu, General Manager, Human Resources, at the weekend, pulled to Nua TE to give the new management, who took over on May 9, time to settle.
Circulating 1drisu said 50 percent of the grant will be paid at the end of May.
He added that F AAN had also sent some workers to Singapore for training, according to union demands, while the request to send others abroad also waiting for approval.
The letter added that more than 700 workers are not promoted at the last exercise, has been promoted, while efforts are working to promote the campaign because since 2006, in line with the demands NUATE.
Idrisu said more than 90 percent of the claim [the union has been met and that the
new management will continue the policies agreed, but just need time to calm down and assume full control.
NUATE said last week, however, would not rule out that the deadline issued, the new director in place though.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) auditors are expected in the country in November to certify the airports and other aviation facilities.
The federal government is putting [all hands on deck to ensure that Nigeria received a positive assessment.
About N40 billion was spent to improve the aviation sector ahead of ICAO audit. www.thetidenews.com
-1T is part of the debt payment until December 2005.
National Union of Air Transport Employees (Nua TE) has given a time limit F AAN May 11 to pay grants management, who represent 50 percent of the total outstanding arrears or face industrial action.
FAAN's Acting Managing Director, Mr Olorunfemi Shittu, was fired on May 8, three days to the end of the ultimatum; issued by the union.
FAAN management, in a letter signed by Alhaji Madu Idrisu, General Manager, Human Resources, at the weekend, pulled to Nua TE to give the new management, who took over on May 9, time to settle.
Circulating 1drisu said 50 percent of the grant will be paid at the end of May.
He added that F AAN had also sent some workers to Singapore for training, according to union demands, while the request to send others abroad also waiting for approval.
The letter added that more than 700 workers are not promoted at the last exercise, has been promoted, while efforts are working to promote the campaign because since 2006, in line with the demands NUATE.
Idrisu said more than 90 percent of the claim [the union has been met and that the
new management will continue the policies agreed, but just need time to calm down and assume full control.
NUATE said last week, however, would not rule out that the deadline issued, the new director in place though.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) auditors are expected in the country in November to certify the airports and other aviation facilities.
The federal government is putting [all hands on deck to ensure that Nigeria received a positive assessment.
About N40 billion was spent to improve the aviation sector ahead of ICAO audit. www.thetidenews.com
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