Investment in aviation industry’s lower carbon future must be linked to worker-led transition

COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On International Civil Aviation Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is today calling on governments the world over to implement subsidies and incentive programmes to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to ensure the industry meets its decarbonisation targets and enable it to focus on upskilling […]


December 7, 2023

IAM applauds Delta MEC for supporting historic organizing campaign at Delta Air Lines (www.iamdelta.net)

In a resounding display of solidarity and commitment to the welfare of Delta Air Lines employees, the Delta Master Executive Council (MEC), a unit of the International Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), hosted a historic joint labor coalition meeting this week. The gathering united Delta’s diverse employee groups and labor organizers to address shared concerns and underscore […]


November 18, 2023

The ITF participates in the panel discussing ground-handling labour shortages

The Civil Aviation Section Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), contributed to a panel discussion titled “Have the Lessons of Big Resignation Been Learned Yet?” at the ASA Leadership Forum 2023 on 21 September 2023. Gabriel Mocho Rodriguez provided a measured perspective on the issue of ongoing labour shortages in ground handling from […]


September 28, 2023

Workers win as sacking of 1,700 Qantas workers ruled illegal

Australian transport unions have today won a huge victory in court, as the sacking of 1,700 ground and baggage staff by Qantas has been proven to be illegal. This is a massive victory for the workers who have not stopped fighting for justice since they were outsourced.  The unanimous decision was handed down by Australia’s […]


September 13, 2023

International Aviation Organizations Condemn Workplace Harassment and Violence

Photo: Anna Giunta MONTREAL: The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA), and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), are united in their condemnation of all forms of workplace harassment and violence. Workplace harassment happens in all sectors, all global regions, and in all industries. […]


July 26, 2023

Staff shortages continue to put peak travel season at risk

London – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today said that the failure by governments and industry to address the systemic issues that have made it an unattractive place to work are highly likely to disrupt the supply chain and cause flight delays, airport congestion and beleaguered service levels during the upcoming peak travel season.    On […]


July 10, 2023

ITF brings the voice of workers to Global Aviation Gender Summit 2023

Women representing global and European transport unions are attending this week’s ICAO Global Aviation Gender Summit 2023 in Madrid, Spain, to ensure the voices of women aviation workers from around the world are heard loud and clear and to press for changes that address the systemic challenges that have plagued the industry since its formation. […]


July 6, 2023

International Aviation Federations ITF and IFALPA achieve major progress on workers’ rights at ILO

07 June 2023, LONDON, MONTREAL – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) have secured significant steps forward in the goal to advancing labour standards at a tripartite meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The conclusions of the April meeting, which recommend measures to progress labour […]


June 8, 2023