BA cabin crew strike ballot ‘unlawful’
Union abandons threat of fresh walkouts after British Airways questions legality of January ballot (The Guardian – UK)
February 8, 2011
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Why do they do it? The facts about budget airlines
More than 100 passengers were refused boarding after they started a scuffle when one or a number of them were told by a Ryanair gate agent they would be charged extra for oversized carry-on luggage, according to various reports. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
February 10, 2011
February 8, 2011
Dispute at Aer Lingus ends
The trade union Impact, which represents the cabin crew, said this morning said that current industrial action is to be suspended and that the company will restore its members to the payroll and normal duties, pending the outcome of a binding arbitration to be carried out by the Labour Relations Commission. (Irish Times)
February 5, 2011
IATA reports strong 2010 but expresses fears for future
IATA has expressed concerns that the steadily-rising price of oil will further dent the airline industry’s already “pathetic” profit margins. (Flightglobal.com)
February 4, 2011
Union delegation backs Philippine aviation workers
A delegation from the the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the ITF’s European arm, visited the Philippine embassy in Belgium this week in support of aviation workers in the Philippines who are facing mass dismissal. ETF general secretary Eduardo Chagas and ETF political secretary for civil aviation François Ballestero visited the embassy in Brussels on […]
January 27, 2011
Aviation maintenance workers in Turkey win settlement
Union representing aviation maintenance workers in Turkey reached an agreement on pay and conditions earlier this week. The deal was brokered just hours before the union was scheduled to announce its intention to take strike action. The ITF-affiliated Turkish civil aviation union Hava-Is reached the settlement with management at Turkish Technic Inc, a Turkish Airlines […]
Irish aviation workers in dispute over rosters
A union representing cabin crew workers in Ireland is seeking third party intervention in a dispute over new rosters imposed by airline managers.
January 21, 2011
British Airways cabin crew plan new tactics for industrial action
Different guerilla-style tactics, such as work to rule, planned by British Airways cabin crew if vote goes for industrial action.
(The Guardian-UK)