Maybe if we had wings… (TWU-USA)
Maybe if we had wings, we could get a contract.
July 25, 2011
Airline catering workers in the US march for a new contract
Hundreds of workers in the US took to the streets recently to vent their anger over their airline catering company employer’s ongoing refusal to negotiate a fair contract.
July 28, 2011
Workers urge passengers to pack less (Safety Express by ROSPA – UK)
Airline workers have been talking to travellers about the hazards staff face when handling heavy baggage.
July 11, 2011
Union lobby against “elite” airports in Brazil
A union in Brazil has launched a campaign to fend off pressure on the government to privatise the country’s 68 airports, which it believes could limit the prospect of air travel for working people.
July 7, 2011
A Hard Landing for Collective Bargaining – Ken Lewenza, CAW President (The Mark News-Canada)
The Air Canada back-to-work bill bodes ill for workers’ rights.
If any further evidence is needed to prove that Canada’s federal industrial relations are in desperate need of repair, we don’t have to look further than the recent labour dispute at Air Canada.
Judge Rejects Boeing Effort to Dismiss NLRB Charges
In a 19-page ruling issued today, Judge Clifford Anderson rejected “in its entirety” Boeing’s motion to dismiss the NLRB case challenging its retaliatory transfer of the second 787 line and associated supply-chain work to South Carolina.
July 1, 2011
Turkish aviation union wins bargaining rights at ground handling company
An aviation union in Turkey has won bargaining rights at a ground handling company based at Istanbul airport, following a long and bitter struggle for union recognition.
Qantas engineers expand city hitlist
A COMPULSORY conference at Fair Work Australia yesterday failed to resolve issues between Qantas and engineers, with new talks unlikely during strike action next week. The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association made good on its threat to expand industrial action beyond Monday’s two-hour stoppage in Melbourne as it added Perth to the list of destinations […]
June 29, 2011