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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 […]
The chairman of Turkish Airlines has been targeted to resolve the dispute between management and more than 345 sacked workers. In June, Hava-Is, the Turkish aviation workers union said 300 Turkish employees had been fired at Turkish Airlines, and 45 at Turkish Technic, which is 100% owned by the airline, via text message and email […]
A coalition of unions in the US has applauded the inclusion of all US-based cabin crew into a new security programme.
The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing almost 90,000 cabin crew workers in the US, has praised the inclusion of cabin …
British trade union activists are linking arms with others around the world to fight a vital union-busting battle in Turkey which has wider implications in this country. Massive banners are being put up outside Unite offices around London in solidarity with hundreds of airline workers who were sacked by text and email by Turkish Airlines. […]
Unionists staged a vociferous protest against the sacking of more than 300 aviation workers in Turkey this morning when they attempted to hand over to the Turkish embassy in London an “Olympic gold medal” calling for their reinstatement.
ITF activi…
This week has been a very busy one. We’re building momentum and making noise over the Turkish Airlines dispute. We know many of you have already been active on this but we need as much solidarity and support as you can provide. As you know aviation workers can no longer take strike action in Turkey, thanks to an amendment […]
Worldwide support is flooding in for the 305 Turkish Airlines workers recently sacked for protesting against a government strike ban, and for their union, the ITF affiliated Hava-Is.
The ITF has launched Reinstate the 305, a campaign to get the workers…
The ITF has officially launched a campaign backing a Turkish aviation union’s struggle to reverse a ban on the right to strike and to reinstate more than 300 dismissed workers.
The campaign, which was launched this week, will prompt unions from acros…