The leadership of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, NAAPE has directed all pilots and engineers in Bristow Group to embark on a two-day industrial action which would terminate by Friday following the dispute it has been having with the management over pay disparity that sees foreign nationals in the company earn higher than Nigerian pilots and engineers working in Bristow.
While warning its members in the company to stay away from the workplace but remain within the vicinity during the stated period, NAAPE stated that its officials as well as those of the Trade Union Congress, TUC, will be on hand to ensure full compliance to the directive.
A statement forwarded to DAILY POST on Thursday by the President of the association, Comrade Isaac Balami accounts that, “all effort by NAAPE to get the management of Bristow to ameliorate these acts of injustice and violation of the Constitution of Nigeria, as well as contravention of Bristow Code of Business Integrity (COBI) has failed to yield any positive result.”
At the end of the industrial action, the union threatened to take a more comprehensive action for the full restoration of pay parity between expatriates and nationals, bringing about a valid condition of service and a commitment by the management of Bristow that Nationals will not be laid off as long as expatriates exist in the company.
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