Fiji judge orders end to month-long lockout of airport workers (radionz.co.nz)

A Fiji judge has ordered an end to the month-long lockout of workers at the country’s main international airport. More than 200 service and maintenance workers have been suspended without pay since December, when they attended a meeting to discuss grievances with their employer, ATS. ATS said the gathering amounted to illegal strike action, and […]


January 20, 2018

ITF warns tourists as airport lock-out continues in Fiji

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today joined unions and workers from around the world in condemning Air Terminal Services (ATS) and the Fijian Government’s handling of the lock-out of 250 workers by the management of the government-owned ATS. Paddy Crumlin, president of the ITF, appealed to the Fijian Government to intervene and protect workers, […]


December 21, 2017

ITF backs workers in Fiji airport dispute

The ITF has joined unions and workers from around the world and condemned Air Terminal Services (ATS) and the Fijian Government’s handling of the lock-out of 250 workers. The management of government-owned ATS is behind the lock-out of ground crew at Nadi International Airport – including baggage handlers, check-in staff, engineers and caterers – who […]


Unions set strategies for emerging air traffic control technologies

The ITF’s air traffic services (ATS) affiliates from 20 countries have agreed to develop a global strategy to stop any negative impact on flight safety and aviation workers’ conditions posed by the growing use of remote air traffic control towers far from airports. Sixty-five delegates gathered on 5 and 6 February for a lively two-day […]


February 11, 2016

Remote Towers Conference – Register now!

Online registration for the Remote Towers Conference (4-5 February 2016) in London is now open. The purpose of the conference is to initiate a comprehensive discussion on remote towers to build a union strategy for it. After a decade of intensive research and development, and millions that had been spent in investment, the idea providing […]


January 8, 2016