As we saw when the recent tech outage hit the aviation industry, workers step in when technology fails. Behind the scenes we know this is a regular occurrence, even as less workers are employed because of a supposed reduced need for them. The outage shows that technology’s short-term gains come at a cost when deployed […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has released a groundbreaking report entitled “Technological Changes at Airports and Their Impact on Workers,” detailing the profound effects of new technology on airport employees worldwide. Commissioned by the ITF and prepared by Georgia Montague-Nelson of the Global Labour Institute, Manchester, the report underscores the urgent need for a […]
Josh Halliday and Gwyn Topham It’s 6pm and the Lion & Antelope is rammed. Every seat is taken, every table filled with booze, and every bartender serves a never-ending stream of punters eager for a teatime pint – or three. But this isn’t your everyday pub: this is Manchester airport’s Terminal 3 in August, the […]
The ITF airports organising project has launched a new one-stop hub for everyone who wants to fight for justice for airport workers. The new website at www.airportworkers.org offers everything unions and workers need to get involved in the mission to build power at airports and secure recognition and decent work for airport workers. Among the […]
The ITF has produced an air quality factsheet to strengthen aviation unions’ efforts to combat air pollution at airports, which is a serious and overlooked work-related threat. Workers working close to exhaust from aircraft engines and diesel engines in airports are exposed to a complex mixture of potential health damaging air pollutants. The main concern […]
