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Aviation Union Ends Strike as BiCourtney Reaches Agreement on Sacked Workers

Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) has ended the industrial action against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over the sack of 37 workers without “due process”.

Mr Frances Akinjole, Deputy General Secretary of the union, disclosed this in a statement made in Lagos on Wednesday.

According to Akinjole, the union ended the strike following the intervention of the Ministry of Labour & 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 Nov. 1 against Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited has been called off pursuant to 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 & Employment, NCAA, FAAN, NAMA and airport security agencies,” he stated.

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