“Workers and employers, or their respective organisations, have, in accordance with Community law and national laws and practices, the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests, including strike action” – Article 28 of the EU Charter […]
A flight crew union has called for regulation of cabin air quality following a third instance of emitting fumes or odor on an American Airlines plane in the past three months. In the latest incident several flight attendants complained of headaches on an Orlando bound flight this week. Eight crew members on flight 1868 from […]
Day one of a three day strike by cabin crew working for British Airways’ mixed fleet was being strongly supported today (Thursday 19 January), with striking crew members joining picket lines at Heathrow Airport to protest over poverty pay. Drawing massive support from airport workers and the public, the members of Britain’s largest union, Unite […]
Today, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and its affiliates from Belgium, Germany and Italy are leafleting workers at Aviapartner to raise awareness about the problems they are facing with the company’s management. Despite numerous attempts to engage into social dialogue, there is a persisting lack of good industrial relations between the workers and the […]
BA mixed fleet workers met in Santiago with solidarity messages from ITF affiliated unions in Chile. The message is clear from workers world wide, #Stronger together. #fatcatwednesday was Monday for Willie Walsh and Tuesday for Alex Cruz @British_Airways #BAlowpaynoway #MFUnite
British Airways cabin crew are to stage a 48-hour strike after rejecting an offer aimed at resolving a pay dispute. The union said the strike had been called in a bid to improve the “poverty pay” of cabin crew employed in its mixed fleet who have joined the airline since 2010. Mixed fleet cabin crew […]
The safety of millions of Christmas travellers has been put at risk by government inaction over urgent concerns about the security of the nation’s airports, experts have warned. The story concerning the safety of Australian airports has many strands, all of them alarming. A Senate inquiry into aviation and airport security is yet to report […]
The letter was sent on behalf of the LHT union network on 18 November and appeals to LHT chair and chief executive Carsten Spohr to intervene and ensure that the company resumes negotiations for a full and fair settlement of issues concerning workers in the wide body aircraft maintenance department. ITF civil aviation section secretary […]
