As members of the global trade union movement – and representatives of aviation unions from across the globe – we stand united against the rising threat of chauvinism, nationalism and unilateralism casting an ominous shadow across the world. We have already seen how quick right-wing governments around the world are to attack labour rights, including […]
British Airways (BA), a name synonymous with excellence, must uphold the same standard for all its workers. Hundreds of dedicated individuals, who are essential to BA’s operations, are employed through outsourcing companies and are paid significantly less than their directly employed counterparts for performing the same crucial work. This inequality cannot stand. BA must be […]
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) Professional & Government Affairs (PGA) Committee Meeting took place on 5-6 February 2025, hosted by the Kenya Airline Pilots’ Association (KALPA). The meeting gathered key aviation industry stakeholders to discuss critical issues and future strategies. Representing the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), Mohammed Dauda Safiyanu, the […]
After several weeks of intense negotiations and global action, the Lufthansa Group answered union calls to stop using the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel, where workers are on strike, for layover accommodation for their crews. USA union UNITE HERE and the German union ver.di, both affiliates of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) sends unwavering solidarity to transport workers striking in Argentina today. The strikers and their unions are protesting President Javier Milei’s vicious attacks on workers – his austerity measures, attack on right to strike and anti-union policies. In a flagrant bid to pander to big businesses by offering tax breaks […]
ver.di, the German union, is calling for Lufthansa Group to stop using Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels to provide layover accommodation for their crew, during the current strikes that have seen 4,700 hotel workers walk off the job in bicoastal cities across the United States. Further strikes were announced on Sunday in Boston, when 600 […]
Global union leaders joined together today to collectively denounce draconian attacks on workers’ rights by Argentine President Javier Milei. After declaring their intention to privatise Aerolíneas Argentinas, the national airline of Argentina, the Milei government is escalating its anti-worker offensive by seeking to restrict the right to strike of aviation workers and pressing spurious criminal charges against Pablo Biro, […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) strongly condemns the Argentine government’s filing of spurious extortion charges against Pablo Biro, General Secretary of the Association of Airline Pilots (APLA). This blatant act of intimidation represents yet another provocative step in the Milei Government’s systematic attack on trade unions. The criminal complaint was filed by Argentina’s Minister […]
