Lufthansa cancelled two thirds of its flights last week after cabin attendants walked off the job at airports across Germany in an escalating battle with the airline. The flight attendants, represented by the UFO union, walked off the job at midnight on Thursday in a 24 hour strike that […]
Daily Archives: September 9, 2012
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The attack on members of the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) has escalated further. In Manila, arrest warrants were issued this week for 39 members of PALEA who are charged with coercion based on claims they were involved in violent protest action against Philippine Airline’s decision to outsource 2,600 jobs. […]
EgyptAir hostesses and stewards went on strike for 12 hours last Friday to fight for better working conditions, resulting in the airline suspending all international flights and angering passengers. The ITF has slammed the government for not better protecting Egyptian workers against victimisation and demanding that the company be directed […]
Turkish Airlines and Turkish Technic workers who are all members of the Turkish Civil Aviation Union (Hava-Is) have been on the picket line at Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport, main hub for Turkish Airlines, for more than 100 days. Turkish Airlines and Turkish Technic fired 305 workers via text message, email […]
Qantas is also using outsourcing to drive down wages and conditions for its workers. In August this year, Fair Work Australia ruled against the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in this long-running dispute over the rules for outsourcing in the Qantas union agreement. Fair work Australia essentially rejected the TWU’s efforts […]