At the last count, 14 labour unions had written to their members, directing them to join the shutdown.
The warning strike is a last resort to pressure the government to rescind its decision over the recent mass sack of workers.
Earlier, sources had informed our correspondent that government officials and labour leaders had been in talks on how to avert the strike action.
The talks apparently fell apart, with the Kaduna State Government on Saturday warning that it would not be blackmailed by a proposed strike action, and directed civil servants to report for work on Monday.
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The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been put on notice by the aviation unions of plans to withdraw all services at the Kaduna airport beginning from midnight on Sunday.
The aviation unions, in a circular to the airport management and the workers, said their decision was in line with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)’s call to embark on industrial action for five days to challenge the anti-labour activities of the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led administration in Kaduna State.
The unions warned that during the period, workers at the Kaduna airport would withdraw their services which may automatically lead to disruption of flights and other activities at the airport.
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Aviation workers will on Sunday shut down flight operations at the Kaduna Airport as the various aviation unions in the country jointly resolved to proceed on an industrial action till next week Friday.
The unions are: National Union Of Air Transport Employees, Association Of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and National Association Of Aircraft Pilots And Engineers.
In a letter jointly signed by the leaders of the three bodies and obtained by
The PUNCH, the workers said the strike was in consonance with the declaration by the Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State Chapter, to embark on the action in protest to anti-labour practices perpetrated against civil servants by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led administration in the state.
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Aviation unions have announced plans to shut down flight operations at the Kaduna State Airport to proceed on an industrial action until next week Friday.
The unions, National Union of Air Transport Employees, Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals and National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers made this known in a statement on Saturday.
The statement which jointly signed by NUATE General Secretary, Ocheme Aba, ANAP General Secretary, Rasaq Saidu and NAAPE General Secretary, Umoh Ofonime said the development follows an agreement jointly reached by the various aviation unions in the country.
According to the statement, the strike action is in accordance with the declaration by the Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State Chapter, to embark on the action in protest of anti-labour practices perpetrated against civil servants by the Nasir El-Rufai-led administration.