A high-level transport symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa has brought together the leaders of eight major unions to discuss how to appeal to the 76 percent of transport workers in the country that are unorganised. Also participating at the event were the general secretaries of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and IndustriALL global union. […]
Working people at LATAM Airlines in Paraguay are celebrating after overturning years of poor behaviour by the company. Five years ago, LATAM cut the working conditions of cabin crew, mechanics, dispatchers and pilots. However, these cuts have now been overturned by the courts. Two unions brought the legal case of behalf of 55 workers affected […]
Do you know someone who has done outstanding work to promote social justice and decent work in the Global South? We are looking for nominations for the Esther Busser Memorial Prize. Details of how to enter are below. Esther Busser was a real friend of the ITF and working people in general. She died too […]
On 19 February, at Phnom Penh Solidarity Centre, workers from the Cambodian Transport Workers’ Federation (CTWF), Informal Democratic Employees Association (IDEA) and Sihanoukville Port Workers’ Union, formally cemented the National Coordinating Committee of Cambodia (NCC). The NCC will unite all ITF affiliates in Cambodia and enable the planning of activities collectively. Brother Vorn Pao from […]
Workers’ unions affiliated to the ITF have formed a new group in Papua New Guinea to cooperate more closely together. The national coordinating committee includes working people from the Papua New Guinea Maritime and Transport Workers Union (PNGMTWU) and the National Airlines Employees’ Association (NAEA). Alvira Bunemiga (PNGMTWU) was elected to be the young transport […]
Please take the survey! Your feedback is essential! And please share this message with your fellow union members. Shocking revelations of harassment and discrimination in the airline industry have come to light over the past year, with worrying numbers of cabin crew experiencing harassment, bullying and discrimination at work. To hold airlines to account for […]
Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has secured an inflation busting pay deal for Ryanair cabin crew. Senior cabin crew who are employed directly by Ryanair will see their pay rise dramatically, customer service supervisors (CSS) received a 9.5 per cent increase from September last year while junior CSS’ received an 11.01 per cent […]
After more than four years of bargaining, the TWU-IAM Association is proud to announce we have reached Agreements in Principle with American Airlines for five new joint collective bargaining agreements (JCBAs) worth $4.2 billion, covering more than 30,000 Mechanic & Related, Fleet Service, Maintenance Control, MLS/Stores and Maintenance Training Specialist members. The Association negotiating committees […]
