Lagos State Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will Tuesday commence picketing of Turkish Airlines.
The union attributed its decision to picket the airline for showing hostility to union members working in the airline.
Prior to now, there has been communication breakdown beqteen the airline and tye union whichnhave accused the airline of targeting the union members in its employment.
According to the NLC, Turkish Airlines’ Management in Lagos has continued its determined bid to exterminate the Union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) from the Airline.
“In its latest onslaught, the Management has dismissed seven (7) out of eleven members of the Union without benefits under trumped up charges and using a disciplinary committee constituted outside the dictate of the prevailing Conditions of Service as negotiated with NUATE.
“More provoking, Congress has become aware of the plans to get rid of the remaining four members to pave way for the engagement of new staff who would be compelled not to join the Union, or in the alternative to procure a GSA.
“By the above action of unjustifiable dismissal of their workers, the management of Turkish Airlines has put to waste ten-fourteen years of service. And this fate has befallen these hapless workers purely on account of exercising their constitutional right to belong to a trade union. Congress will not tolerate this situation.
“Therefore, the Lagos State Council of NLC is hereby directed to commence picketing of Turkish Airlines in Lagos with effect from Tuesday 21st May, 2024 until all staff of Turkish Airlines who have been sacked, dismissed, forced to abandon duty, or forced to resign under duress, including those victimized for their union membership in 2020, have been fully restored to their jobs without any losses of any kind.
“All affiliate unions in aviation are particularly charged to mobilize heavily for the picketing action without fail please.
“Meanwhile, the FCT Council is to stand by in case there becomes a need to escalate the matter to Abuja airport. Injury to one is injury to all! Solidarity forever!!!”
