ITF civil aviation affiliates are being called upon to show solidarity with a Polish trade unionist sacked by her employer as part of a series of alleged anti-union activities.
Elwira Niemiec, president of the LOT Polish Airlines Cabin Personnel Trade …
January 25, 2012
Ground staff members at a Spanish airline have voted in favour of industrial action to secure job guarantees following the establishment of a new low cost carrier.
The workers, represented by the ITF-affiliated Union General de Trabajadores and the Con…
January 19, 2012
Workers employed by Yemen’s national airline won a ground-breaking victory last month when the government agreed to suspend the company’s chairman. They had been on strike alleging he was involved in corruption.
The Yemenia Airways workers, represe…
January 5, 2012
Cheap transport oils the wheels of the global economy, yet it has a devastating impact, not just on the climate, but also on employees’ working conditions. That was the verdict of the ITF’s first African seminar on climate change recently.
The two-…
December 8, 2011
An Australia-wide action day will bring together Qantas airline workers and their supporters in a show of strength against plans to outsource jobs overseas.
The Qantas Families’ Day, which is taking place on 3 December, will see more than 600 volunte…
December 2, 2011
The campaign to support Filipino aviation workers sacked following the outsourcing of their jobs earlier this year has stepped up a gear.
Supporters of the workers, represented by the ITF-affiliated Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA),…
November 24, 2011
The ITF is condemning the decision by US government agency the National Mediation Board, to deny charges of management interference in union representation elections which took place amongst Delta airline workers last year.
ITF-affiliated union, The A…
Union members from around the world staged protest and other action on 16 November to show their solidarity with the workers of Australian airline Qantas. Protesters gathered outside the Australian High Commission in London as part of Qantas action day…
November 18, 2011