The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) yesterday issued a) 14 days ultimatum to the management of Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) over its refusal to review the condition of service of its staff.
The union threatened that if the management refused to discuss with it within 14 days, that it would ground the ground handling activities nationwide.
A petition addressed to the Managing Director of the ground handling company with the reference number NUATE.GS/MD.SAHCOL/ENP/004-2016, dated September 19, 2016, and signed by its General Secretary, Comrade Olayinka Abioye accused the management of avoiding the issue.
The union also copied the State Controller, Federal Ministry of Labour and Empowerment, National Officer and SAHCOL NUATE members nationwide.
The petition partly read; “Given the mandate of the National Executive Council, NEC, at a meeting in Ilorin and matters arising therefrom, notice is hereby given your management that a 14-day ultimatum be given your window to convoke a meeting towards the commencement of the review of staff conditions of service.