MWUN Signs Upward Review of Workers’ CBA with NPA Towage Operator LTT
By DAPO OLAWUNI
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday, November 9, signed an upward review of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for workers of LTT Coastal and Marine Services Ltd, for implementation by management.
The agreement was signed by the MWUN President General, Comrade Francis Abi Bunu; the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Branch of the union, led by Comrade Ajayi Bamidele Alex; and the management of LTT, represented by its General Manager, Capt. Liav Zilberman.
LTT Coastal & Marine Services Ltd is a private company that manages towage, mooring and pilot transport services for the NPA.
The development, according to the union, underscores its leadership’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare, protecting their interests, and ensuring that the sacrifices and contributions of maritime workers are adequately recognised and rewarded.
Bunu commended LTT’s Managing Director, Hilik Kalusky, describing him as a man who keeps his word, even as he said the union expects more from him.
“As far as we are concerned, the union will never disappoint him,” he said.
Bunu has in recent times been working quietly but tirelessly, securing improved wages for members through the signing of CBAs with companies.
DAILY TREND recalls that in September 2026, the union held a CBA signing ceremony with Julius Berger Nigeria Plc at its Lagos office. Julius Berger’s management team was led throughout the negotiations by its General Manager, Warri, Capt. Rainer Jensch.
Earlier, in August 2026, the union, in collaboration with the NPA Senior Staff Union, signed a landmark CBA with the Lekki Freeport Terminal (LFT). The agreement raised salaries and allowances by up to 150 per cent, alongside improved overtime, weekend, public holiday, transport, feeding, housing, utility and hazardous allowances.
According to the MWUN President General, these achievements show what can be accomplished when workers’ welfare is placed at the heart of genuine negotiation and dialogue.
