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The ITF has written to the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) to express solidarity for its members who fuel Porter Airlines aircraft at Toronto Island Airport, who have been on strike since 10 January over alleged poor treatment b…
Norwegian authorities are promising an inspection of working conditions for Ryanair cabin crews based at the Rygge airport outside Moss, claiming they weren’t aware Ryanair had a base at the airport it uses for flights to the Oslo area. The base opened in March 2010, amidst much media coverage, and has been advertised on Ryanair’s own website.
Aviation unions in countries where the LATAM airline group operates protested in support of 70 cabin crew sacked by the company’s Chilean subsidiary, LAN.
On 5 April the LAN Cabin Crew Union (STCLA) held a demonstration at Santiago Airport, where the…
Delegates at the ITF Africa civil aviation conference on 14-15 March 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria discussed the increasing instability and fragmentation of the industry and unanimously backed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) working paper…
The ITF has written to Chile national airline LAN to condemn its sacking of 70 cabin crew.
In a letter sent on 4 April to LAN Vice-President of People Emilio del Real Soto, ITF civil aviation secretary Gabriel Mocho urged the company to reinstate the workers immediately and enter into proper negotiations with their union, ITF affiliate the LAN Cabin Workers’ Union (STCLA).
ITF Civil Aviation affiliates participated en force at the Global Dialogue Forum on the Effects of the Global Economic Crisis on the Civil Aviation Industry. The forum was held at the International Labour Office in Geneva, from 20-22 February 2013. The workers delegation consisted of civil aviation affiliates from over 30 countries, and they were […]
The ITF and its Turkish affiliate Hava-Is have lodged a complaint with the ILO against both the Turkish government and Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier.
The complaint is against the government in relation to the conduct of Turkish Airlines…
Ver.di announced on 18 March the successful conclusion to collective bargaining negotiations about co-determination for European Air Transport (EAT) flight deck crew in DHL’s Leipzig operation.
The agreement is closely based on the works council cons…