
Workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Aviance PLC, have called off the industrial action they embarked upon early Monday, January 23, that lasted for about 14 hours.
The decision to call off the strike is contained in a communique signed by management of the company, unions’ representatives and regulatory agencies.
It was resolved at meeting held that the unions call off the strike and that all staff resume work immediately.
Other issues agreed upon are that NAHCO management withdraw the suit it instituted at the National Industrial Court (NIC) against the unions, negotiations on staff welfare to resume on Wednesday, January 25th and be concluded within the week and that no staff be victimised for participating in the just called off industrial action.
Speaking on the resolution at the end of the meeting held at NAHCO Aviance House on Monday, the Group Executive Director, Dr. Sola Obabori, expressed sincere appreciation of the company to its clients, who according to him showed great understanding with ground handling company during the period of the strike and to the passengers who were inconvenienced by the strike.
He also expressed NAHCO’s deep appreciation to esteemed clients, the large community of airline passengers, who depend on NAHCO and to the stakeholders who have intervened in calming down the situation.
He assured them of the readiness of the company to provide excellent customer experience to its clients and delight them continually pointing out that both staff and management are key stakeholders in the bigger picture.