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ITF welcomes judge’s bid to rescue Mexican airline

Following 18 months of bankruptcy, the federal judge of bankruptcy protection measures Felipe Consuelo Soto has certified that Med Atlantic group will invest 300 million US dollars to aid Mexicana airline’s recovery.
Consuelo Soto addressed a press c…


March 1, 2012

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ITF welcomes judge’s bid to rescue Mexican airline

Following 18 months of bankruptcy, the federal judge of bankruptcy protection measures Felipe Consuelo Soto has certified that Med Atlantic group will invest 300 million US dollars to aid Mexicana airline’s recovery.
Consuelo Soto addressed a press c…


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Unions take up the fight against new anti-union legislation in Turkey

Unions in Turkey are joining forces in a bid to see off a notorious piece of draft legislation, which, if passed, threatens to erode Labour rights.
Across Turkey, unions have launched a concerted campaign under the auspices of the Trade Union Unity Pla…


February 22, 2012

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Call for solidarity to defend dismissed aviation workers in Ecuador

Unions around the world are being urged to support aviation workers in Ecuador who have been dismissed by an airline in what is regarded as an anti-union attack.
Some 80 workers – among them 55 cabin crew staff – were dismissed on 25 January by Aer…


February 17, 2012

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Strike action planned in Sweden cabin crew dispute

Cabin crew workers at a Swedish airline are to take strike action following a stalemate over sector-wide duty time regulations.
The workers, represented by the ITF-affiliated Unionen, and the Swedish organisation for civil aviation employers Svenska Fl…


February 9, 2012

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Spanish cabin crew and ground staff call off dispute

Cabin crew and ground workers at the Spanish airline Iberia have called off planned strike action after they reached a new deal with their airline employer, which extends employment guarantees.
Most of the unions representing cabin crew and ground staf…


February 2, 2012

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Failure to debate US labour law changes sets a “dangerous precedent”, say unions

Unions in the US are demanding that a new bill governing aviation safety be passed and that amendments to a key labour law that were introduced as part of the new legislation be deleted. They argue that there has been a lack of debate surrounding the c…


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Fatigue evidence must inform new flight time and rest proposals

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European arm of the ITF, has urged the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to take into account scientific evidence on fatigue when finalising flight time limits and rest period rules in aviati…


January 26, 2012