Aviation workers in Brazil voted to strike on February 3rd· Strikes likely to continue in Argentina · Colombia is negotiating to improve conditions for workers and may join in actions supporting the Brazil and Argentina stoppages. Aviation workers from Brazil and Argentina are striking to improve the working conditions at the giant LATAM Airlines Group. […]
The Transport Workers’ Union is calling on the government and employers to address the crisis in aviation after a survey of employees shows many are struggling to meet costs. Two out of five employees surveyed are working part-time on wages which put many of them earning below the poverty line. Almost 70% of employees say […]
Forty delegates from ITF-affiliated unions from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Yemen, gathered in Tunis from on 1 to 3 September to discuss the issues and priorities in the civil aviation sector. The meeting looked at the challenges facing cabin crew and ground handling workers, as well as the effect of […]
After the recent court rulings and the decision of the Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimination, the cabin crew union Sindicatul Aerolimit Professional (SAP) scored another important victory in their fight for workers’ rights: on 16 July 2015, the court has ordered the reinstatement of the cabin crew members dismissed by Wizz Air in the […]
LO notes that Ryanair is closing its last base in Denmark tonight [17 July 2015]. This means that Ryanair no longer has crew in Denmark working on the very poor working conditions that we have been witnessing. “There will therefore be no secondary action in Danish airports tomorrow. The Danish labour market works and the […]
Swedish unions have announced plans to join a Danish strike against Ryanair which could see the budget airline pull out of Scandinavia’s biggest airport. The warning by Sweden-based trade unions Seko and ST comes just days after Danish airline workers’ unions Flight Personnel Union (FPU) and the Services Union announced plans to take industrial action […]
The Civil Aviation Section of the ITF has produced a new video to help its affiliates organise around the growing trend of flags of convenience (FOCs) in aviation. The video was launched at the Aviation FOCs Conference, which took place in 25-26 June 2015, in London. The film aims to create awareness among civil aviation […]
The Danish Labour Court yesterday upheld the right of Danish trade union LO to take industrial action to obtain a collective agreement for Ryanair staff employed in Denmark. “We are very pleased with the ruling of the Labour Court. Now it’s up to Ryanair. I hope we will succeed in concluding a collective agreement”, said […]
