Following the refusal of Arik Air management to reinstate sacked workers, Aviation unions have on Thursday, shut down the operations of Arik Air.

The aggrieved unions include; the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE).

The General Secretary of NUATE, Olayinka Abioye, while speaking on Wednesday in Lagos, accused the new management of intolerance to unionism.

Mr Abioye alleged that the new management, through a recent circular, warned the workers not to join the unions in the industry and had refused to address all the pending issues affecting the workers.

‎Staff of the airline on Thursday shut down its operations, as the entrance of the airline’s office at the Lagos airport was barricaded.

Details later‎…