Aviation workers’ union on Tuesday picketed the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), over the sack of 34 union leaders and other alleged exploitation of staff.
The aviation workers under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), it was learnt took positions at the strategic entrances leading to the terminal building as early as 6:00 am.
Airport unions issued a seven-day ultimatum to the operator of Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2), Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), to reverse the sack of its members or face picketing, among others.
Recall that BASL had sacked 37 workers including the union executives.
The union described the sack of its members as witch-hunting and willful intimidation.
They alleged that rather than implementing the conditions of service as agreed with them in 2021, the BASL management had resorted to sacking of its members.
All flights into and from the airport have been suspended.