ITF protests JAL job losses
The ITF has protested to the Japanese government over the forced dismissals of workers at Japan Airlines (JAL) – even though workforce reduction targets had already been met through voluntary redundancy.
July 22, 2011
At midnight tonight, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slated to run out of money and be forced to suspend vital operations because House Republicans want to deny aviation and rail workers a simple majority vote—the same process that applies to electing lawmakers—on whether to join a union.
The ITF has protested to the Japanese government over the forced dismissals of workers at Japan Airlines (JAL) – even though workforce reduction targets had already been met through voluntary redundancy.
After a months-long dispute over pay and conditions, renewed talks brought forward an agreement between Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di) and easyJet.
The ITF has declared the death by sectarian violence of Amir Shah, President of the People Unity CBAUnion of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as a “rude shock not only for Pakistan but the entire world.”
Qantas flights to and from Fiji may be disrupted, with the Transport Workers Union threatening industrial action and the Australian Government warning that it is monitoring the island’s treatment of trade union members.
A new body representing workers in oneworld alliance airlines today made its first move by offering a constructive partnership between trade unions and management on problem-solving and negotiation.
A brand new tool to help build union power was launched at an event in the UK recently.
Workers in the Skyteam airline alliance were this week united in a global action to support ground-handlers in the UK, kicking off a broader campaign to promote a “same team, same rights” approach.