Spain’s Iberia airline crew protest planned job cuts (PressTV.com)
Employees at Spanish national airline Iberia have staged a rally in Madrid to protest the company’s plan to lay off thousands of workers.
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Aviation sector (in India) could face less turbulence this year (The Hindu Business Line)
Turbulence and uncertainty can best describe the year 2012 for the Indian aviation sector. In 2012 major airline companies’ profits plunged into red, staff unrest crippled two airlines and the year also saw one the major players grinding to a halt.
January 6, 2013
Aviation workers in Hong Kong to take industrial action
Aviation workers in Hong Kong will take industrial action before the upcoming seasonal holiday following a breakdown in negotiations last month.
Some 1200 members of the ITF-affiliated Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants’ Union (CPAFAU) voted in…
December 19, 2012
Flight Attendants Win OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Protections (AFL-CIO-USA)
The nation’s flight attendants will gain workplace health and safety protection from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under a proposed new policy announced by OSHA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
December 7, 2012
ITF Comment On Cargolux Qatar Airways Withdrawal Victory (Air Transport News)
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) today applauded the victory by its member union, the OGBL (Onofhängege Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtzebuerg) in helping secure the withdrawal of Qatar Airways as a part owner of Luxembourg’s Cargolux airline. Qatar Airways had bought a 35 per cent share in the cargo carrier and was believed to be seeking a majority stake. The OGBL led a campaign to prevent a takeover and the potential loss of thousands of jobs.
November 20, 2012
Protests in Luxembourg over jobs and conditions at two airlines
Around 1500 workers and their supporters expressed their anger over action set to put jobs at risk and attempts to undermine an agreement at a protest rally earlier this week.
The workers, led by the ITF-affiliated Onofhängege Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtze…
November 16, 2012
EU freezes airlines carbon emissions law (The Guardian -UK)
The unexpected climbdown was prompted by a decision to look into ways of encouraging airlines to cut their emissions
November 14, 2012
UGT, CCOO and SEPLA reject the Iberia Plan (Joint Press Release)
In Friday’s meeting of the Social and Economic Forum, IB Management presented to the 3 Member Union’s, IAG’s plan designed to tackle IB’s losses.
The first thing which has surprised us is that the the Management side have admitted no responsibility for any of the losses seen. All blame has been attached by them to the economic situation, the markets IB fly-in, the oil price, the highly competitive nature of the market and above all else labour costs. Management decisions, poor ones and known for some time concerning fleet renewal and where fuel was hedged at were not acknowledged.