At our recent Civil Aviation Conference held on 15 October 2024, in Marrakech, affiliates across the board expressed strong support for intensifying our involvement and influence within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). In the wake of the Conference, a landmark achievement was our first-ever participation as observers on the ICAO Council, marking a pivotal […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) sends unwavering solidarity to transport workers striking in Argentina today. The strikers and their unions are protesting President Javier Milei’s vicious attacks on workers – his austerity measures, attack on right to strike and anti-union policies. In a flagrant bid to pander to big businesses by offering tax breaks […]
Global union leaders joined together today to collectively denounce draconian attacks on workers’ rights by Argentine President Javier Milei. After declaring their intention to privatise Aerolíneas Argentinas, the national airline of Argentina, the Milei government is escalating its anti-worker offensive by seeking to restrict the right to strike of aviation workers and pressing spurious criminal charges against Pablo Biro, […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), as the global voice for 16.5 million transport workers around the world, is outraged by Argentine President Javier Milei’s politically motivated attack on workers’ fundamental right to withdraw their labour. On 8 September, the Milei Government announced their intention to declare aviation an “essential service” and impose minimum service […]
As we saw when the recent tech outage hit the aviation industry, workers step in when technology fails. Behind the scenes we know this is a regular occurrence, even as less workers are employed because of a supposed reduced need for them. The outage shows that technology’s short-term gains come at a cost when deployed […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has released a groundbreaking report entitled “Technological Changes at Airports and Their Impact on Workers,” detailing the profound effects of new technology on airport employees worldwide. Commissioned by the ITF and prepared by Georgia Montague-Nelson of the Global Labour Institute, Manchester, the report underscores the urgent need for a […]
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced that Swissport aircraft fuelers based in San Jose, Calif., voted overwhelmingly to join the Machinists Union. The vote took place yesterday [11 March 2024] at San Jose Mineta International Airport. “I proudly welcome these brave workers into the IAM family and to the Air […]
Colombia is in the process of introducing new legislation, in a significant move to safeguard the rights and well-being of workers in the aviation industry. The proposed legislation, which was filed on 20 February in the House of Representatives and due to be considered in Parliament soon, will put an end to the escalating trend […]
