Transport, Communications Unions Form Alliance
TWU, CWA to focus on bargaining, organizing campaigns at airlines
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
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
Strike action planned in Sweden cabin crew dispute
Cabin crew workers at a Swedish airline are to take strike action following a stalemate over sector-wide duty time regulations.
The workers, represented by the ITF-affiliated Unionen, and the Swedish organisation for civil aviation employers Svenska Fl…
February 9, 2012
Spanair workers reject offer of employment from Ryanair (TypicallySpanish.com)
Police had to escort O’Leary at Bilbao airport after he upset demonstrating Spanair employees.
February 7, 2012
Air France Cancels Flights as Workers Protest Proposed Rules for Strikes (Bloomberg.com)
Air France (AF) scrapped some flights today because of a strike by pilots, cabin crew and ground workers over proposed changes to rules governing labor protests.
February 6, 2012