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Representatives from five global union federations (ITF, IUF, UNI PSI, ICEM) met with Farut Çelik, the Turkish labour minister on 12 June in Geneva. Their aim, was to raise a number of concerns, including pending changes in trade union and collective …
The Representatives of ITF, PSI, IUF, ICEM, UNI, CGU and union confederations of Turkey met with the Turkish Labour Minister in Geneva on June 12. Union representatives raised a number of concerns. These included pending trade union and collective labour relations legal changes, restrictions on the right to sign collective agreements, the recent blanket ban […]
The 68th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit, was held in Beijing, from 10 to 12 June 2012, and hosted by Air China. Here are links to the news of all 3 days, from Flightglobal’s Airline Business Daily: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 It has been announced that next years AGM will be held in […]
European airlines are teetering on the brink of financial collapse, with combined losses expected to exceed $1billion this year, the International Air Transport Association warned today.
Despite a wave of resistance actions by Hava-Is’ members, and strenuous protests by the ITF and ETF and their affiliates, an amendment banning aviation workers from carrying out and partaking in strikes has been rushed through the Turkish General Assembly and approved swiftly by the Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Hava-Is continues its struggle with the […]
Aviation unionists plan to challenge any job losses that result from the LAN – TAM (LATAM) merger, which will create one of the world’s largest airlines.
Unions from across Latin America met in Lima this week in order to respond to the sackings tha…
The ITF today warned the Turkish government that its attack on airline workers’ rights is dragging the country’s name through the mud and will be resisted by international trade unions.