Chidi Samuel|
Leaders of the organised labour on Sunday refused to attend the meeting convened by the Federal Government to continue negotiations on the national minimum wage for workers in the country.
The government, however, continued the dialogue with the organised at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha.
Other government officials who were present at the meeting, include the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, and the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed.
Meanwhile, the country’s aviation unions have declared their intentions to partake in the indefinite strike scheduled to begin on November 6.
In a notice on Saturday, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and National Association of Aircraft-Pilot Engineers (NAAPE) alerted all airport workers, including agencies, airlines and other relevant business owners across the airports of the planned strike.
The unions directed all workers to comply with the directive, saying it would not tolerate any sabotage of the strike action.
The notice read, “As you are all aware, the NLC, TUC, and ULC have jointly declared an indefinite national strike action commencing from November 6, 2018, over the vexed issue of Government unwillingness to implement the report of the tripartite committee on minimum wage review.”
“In complying with the directive of the Labour Centres, therefore, we issue this notice to all workers in the aviation sector to withdraw all services from 00:00 hours of November 6, 2018.
“This notice also applies to all businesses and agencies involved with the aviation to be aware of the above situation and adjust their businesses accordingly.
“The general public, especially the international travelling public, are equally notified to avoid or cancel plans to utilise aviation services within the period of the strike.