Aer Lingus Flight Attendants Stand Strong in Face of Management Attacks (AFL-CIO now blog)

Last year, a small and brave group of flight attendants approached the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) with a goal to become union members with rights to collective bargaining with their employer


February 24, 2012

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Unions take up the fight against new anti-union legislation in Turkey

Unions in Turkey are joining forces in a bid to see off a notorious piece of draft legislation, which, if passed, threatens to erode Labour rights.
Across Turkey, unions have launched a concerted campaign under the auspices of the Trade Union Unity Pla…


February 22, 2012

Virgin’s sexism in the sky (EurekaStreet.com.au)

…But there’s another point of difference, one that interests me most, and that’s the way in which each airline chooses to represent women. The differences are stark.


February 19, 2012

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Call for solidarity to defend dismissed aviation workers in Ecuador

Unions around the world are being urged to support aviation workers in Ecuador who have been dismissed by an airline in what is regarded as an anti-union attack.
Some 80 workers – among them 55 cabin crew staff – were dismissed on 25 January by Aer…


February 17, 2012

Transport, Communications Unions Form Alliance

TWU, CWA to focus on bargaining, organizing campaigns at airlines


Thomson blames new aircraft for hundreds of job cuts

Union officials are determined to stop forced redundancies as it’s revealed Thomson Airways is looking to cut more than 600 jobs.


February 15, 2012

Raunchy Ryanair ads a no-no, says ASA

Budget airline Ryanair has been rapped by a watchdog for a sexist advertising campaign after thousands complained it objectified women and undermined cabin crew’s safety role.


Anti-union mass dismissals at LAN Ecuador – show your solidarity today

The ITF is urging affiliates to act in solidarity with dismissed aviation workers and their families. More than 80 workers, including 49 union members and two union leaders, have been dismissed by LAN Ecuador. The ITF LATAM network is standing in solidarity in what is regarded as an anti-union attack on the fledgling union representing the workers – Sindicato de Trabajadores de Aerolane, SITA.


February 13, 2012