NAMA workers accuse wages commission of doctoring condition of service

The  National Association of AirTraffic Engineers (NAAE) has accused the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) of making deliberate attempts to frustrate workers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to cause industrial unrest in the system.

National President of NAAE, Mr Selzing Miri, made the allegation following what he described as disappointment in the Condition of Service, recently released for NAMA workers.

At the end of a meeting held by the NAAE executives, the president, with his team, rejected the condition of service saying, it failed to capture their demands and concerns as engineers in the agency as negotiated with NAMA management .

His words: “The exclusion of the reviewed professional allowances as negotiated and approved by NAMA management in the released condition of service is not only unjust but viewed as a deliberate attempt to frustrate the commitment, enthusiasm, dedication and productivity of our members who tirelessly contribute to ensuring safe and efficient air traffic operations. We firmly believe that the omission of these allowances fails to acknowledge the immense contributions, responsibility, expertise, and risks associated with our profession”

The association noted that for over nine years, the issue of COS has been on the negotiating table with all relevant agencies for deliberations, only for the authorities to come out with unfavorable document, describing it as disheartening and an attempt to dampen the morale of workers

NAAE accused the salaries and wages commission of expunging vital part of the document and released something different from what was negotiated with NAMA and did not reflect the agreement signed by unions and NAMA management sent to the wages and salaries commission.

“It is disheartening to note that after over nine (9) years of waiting, dialogues and the negotiation between NAMA Management with the Unions that birth the submitted documents, the NSIWC has persistently strife to dampened the moral of our members and create an unhealthy working relationship within the agency”