1.2 million workers in Qatar are prohibited from joining a trade union, in violation of international rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Nationwide rallies denounced contractualization as labor groups in the Philippines marked the “Global Day of Action against Outsourcing.” Meanwhile airline unions and other workers abroad held protests spanning four continents in an expression of global resistance to outsourcing. “Actions by workers, on the same day, in a coordinated way, all over the world, gives the […]
The secretary for civil aviation of global union federation the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has backed criticism by an easyJet official of Ryanair’s treatment of its staff. In an interview with Europa Press*, Javier Gándara, CEO of easyJet in Spain and Portugal, is reported as contrasting EasyJet’s commitment to its staff (as part […]
EgyptAir has had to a cancel a number of its international flights today due to a strike by the airline’s cabin crew.
It transformed the airline business with its no-frills approach to flying and now Ryanair is considering the same approach with airports after the budget carrier confirmed its interest in acquiring London Stansted. The Dublin-based airline has held discussions over taking a 25% stake in the Essex airport, which has a price tag of more than […]
Three Ryanair flights approaching Valencia airport in Spain had to call mayday emergencies because of low fuel — two of them within three minutes of each other, it has emerged. All three Ryanair aircraft had been diverted from Madrid, about an hour’s flight time from Valencia, because the Spanish capital was beset by serious thunderstorms […]
Today’s decision from Fair Work Australia (FWA) represents a win for thousands of Qantas workers across the country who stood up to the militant anti-worker agenda of Qantas-Jetstar management in October last year. However, it also shows the clear need for the Australian community to unite and demand safe and secure Australian skies so that […]
On the day of their friendly match in Gotenborg, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has today (8 August) written to the chief executive of Manchester United and the president of FC Barcelona asking them to use their influence with official sponsor Turkish Airlines over its sacking of 305 workers. In the letters to David […]