Arab World Cabin Crew unions back Gulf Air workers during their Beirut meeting

Aviation trade unions from across the Arab World meeting in Beirut today backed their 200 plus colleagues in Gulf Air who have been unfairly dismissed.


October 7, 2011

Flight Attendant Union Honors Visionary Women For Overcoming Social Injustice Portrayed in ‘Pan Am’ Drama (AFA-CWA)

The premiere episode of the new Pan Am drama on ABC may be a nostalgic escape to the days before deregulation, but it also highlighted the myriad of social injustices overcome by the strong women who shaped a new career


October 5, 2011

Thomas Cook cabin crew to vote on industrial action (TravelMole.com)

Thomas Cook cabin crew are considering taking industrial action following the breakdown of talks with management over the company’s redundancy plans.
Unite the Union said 498 jobs face the axe but it has been unable to agree redundancy terms with management.


MAS Union to send letter to PM to oppose the secret MAS-AirAsia share swap

The Malaysian Airlines System Employees Union (MASEU) today expressed dissatisfaction over the explanation given by the airline’s management on the company’s collaboration with budget carrier AirAsia Bhd. Its president, Alias Aziz, said the explanation by MAS managing director Ahmad Jauhari Yahya yesterday on the share swap between MAS and AirAsia was not satisfactory. ”As such, we have decided to write to the prime minister. We want to meet Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to convey our views and opposition to the MAS-AirAsia deal,” he told a news conference at the MASEU office in Subang Jaya near here.


Air Canada flight attendants creating a wave east to west/Negotiations at Air Canada: No deal yet

Less than 24 hours before a possible strike, the Air Canada flight attendants will rally in solidarity across the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, this Tuesday September 20.


September 20, 2011

Garuda’s problems worsening

Problems at Indonesia’s Garuda airline are continuing to worsen, according to the ITF and its Indonesian member union IKAGI (Garuda Indonesia Flight Attendant Association/Ikatan Awak Kabin Garuda Indonesia).


July 28, 2011

ver.di and easyJet obtain results in negotiations (PRESS RELEASE)

After a months-long dispute over pay and conditions, renewed talks brought forward an agreement between Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di) and easyJet.


July 22, 2011

Workers in Germany vote for action at low cost airline

Deadlocked negotiations at a low cost airline have prompted unionists in Germany to vote in favour of strike action.


July 1, 2011