Japan earthquake
The ITF has offered help to all those affected by the Japanese earthquake. Updates in a dedicated website.
Budget airlines open up Asia’s skies to the masses
By Adrian Addison (AFP)
HONG KONG — A decade ago, even some of Asia’s wealthier people could face a long bumpy ride on a bus to visit family or take a break on the beach — flying was simply too expensive.
March 15, 2011
WE ARE ONE: APRIL 4 — NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION in the USA
Watch this video about the National Day of Action on April 4 organized by the AFL-CIO of the USA. For more information visit http://www.we-r-1.org/ We are ONE
March 13, 2011
ANA, JAL Cancel More Flights Despite Airports Reopening; Other Asian Airlines Resume Flight
TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Flight cancellations by All Nippon Airways Co. (9202.TO) and Japan Airlines Corp. continued Saturday, after a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan, even as operations at Tokyo’s main airports returned to normal with most other Asian carriers resuming scheduled flights.
March 12, 2011
Philippine aviation union files strike action notice
The Philippine aviation union has announced plans to take strike action in a battle for collective bargaining rights. The dispute takes place amid the company’s ongoing intransigence regarding plans to outsource some 2,600 jobs.
March 10, 2011
Spanish airports face strikes April to August
(Reuters) – Unions have called 22 days of strikes at Spanish airports during the busy spring and summer season in a protest over government privatisation plans.
March 9, 2011
Women’s day centenary must inspire us, says Cockroft
As transport workers celebrate one hundred years of international women’s day tomorrow, 8 March 2011, unions need women more than ever, says ITF general secretary David Cockroft.
March 8, 2011
New contract campaign at US airline set to go global
A transport union is ramping up pressure on a major US airline to sign up to a new contract for workers as it prepares to “globalise” the campaign message. (ITF news online)
March 6, 2011