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Iberia Airlines unions announce strike dates

Unions representing employees at Spanish national airline Iberia have announced a series of strike dates after talks with management broke down. 
The strikes will take place from February 18 to 22, March 4 to 8 and March 18 to 22.

The ground staff an…


February 8, 2013

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ITF backs Delta Airlines strike workers

The  ITF has sent a message of support to call centre workers at Delta Airlines in Chile who are on strike over the company’s refusal to honour a promise to reinstate former working conditions.

Some 120 workers were hired to establish a call centre…


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Toronto airport workers support Turkish Airlines 305

Airline workers from two Toronto airports briefly visited the Canadian Headquarters and Sales Office of Turkish Airlines (THY) in Toronto on 16 January in support of the 305 workers sacked by THY.

The visit of workers from Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson …


February 1, 2013

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ITF aviation unions get ready to participate in ILO GDF meeting

ITF aviation unions are gearing up for the International Labour Organization’s Global Dialogue Forum on the effects of the global economic crisis on the civil aviation industry, which is taking place in Geneva on 20-22 February 2013.
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January 28, 2013

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European Air Safety Day opposes proposed night time rules

European pilots and cabin crews organised ‘Walkout for Safety’ actions in the airports of more than 15 European countries on 22 January against the newly-proposed European flight duty time rules.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has draft…


January 25, 2013

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Union persuades Norway over unfair transatlantic competition

Norway’s Parat union claims some progress in its continuing battle against unfair transatlantic competition in the airline industry, with the announcement by the Norwegian government on 17 January that it will not change its immigration laws at this …


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Cockroft Istanbul visit boosts morale

ITF general secretary David Cockroft lent his personal support to workers fighting for reinstatement by Turkish Airlines when he joined their protest in Istanbul on 12 January.
Since early September 2012 the Turkish Civil Aviation Union (Hava-Is) has o…


January 18, 2013

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Aviation workers in Hong Kong to take industrial action

Aviation workers in Hong Kong will take industrial action before the upcoming seasonal holiday following a breakdown in negotiations last month.
Some 1200 members of the ITF-affiliated Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants’ Union (CPAFAU) voted in…


December 19, 2012