Unions and LAN are in talks to avert strike

Union leaders of LAN Peru, LAN Chile, LAN Argentina and LAN Express continue to meet with the company today in an attempt to avoid the strike scheduled for Thursday, June 26 and Friday, June 27. Dirigentes de sindicatos de LAN Perú, LAN Chile, LAN Argentina, and LAN Express continúan su reunion con la Empresa, en […]


June 25, 2014

LAN and TAM airline union leaders and company representatives to meet with Peru’s Ministry of Labour

LAN and TAM airline union leaders from Argentina, Peru and Chile will be meeting in Lima, Peru today, in an effort to convince the company to provide decent working conditions for workers in the LATAM Aviation Group. A meeting will be held today, 24 June, at Peru’s Ministry of Labour with representatives of the company […]


June 24, 2014

LAN and TAM airline workers to take action this week

LAN and TAM airline unions will take lawful solidarity action this week in Chile, Colombia and Argentina in support of strikes by LAN Peru mechanics and LAN Argentina flight attendants LAN Peru union leader reports detention and threats in Lima Airport. This week 23 to 27 June, aviation unions in the ITF LATAM Network in […]


British Airways cabin crew ‘ready to strike’ over pay claim (theguardian.com)

British Airways is facing the threat of renewed strikes after cabin crew said they were prepared to take industrial action after their pay claims were rebuffed. In a consultative ballot last week among members of the mixed fleet, 95% of crew who voted said they would go on strike. About a third of the eligible […]


June 23, 2014

Support LAN Peru technicians and mechanics – Act now!

Dear Sisters and Brothers, We are very pleased that over 5,100 of you have already signed up to support our joint campaign with LabourStart in defence of LAN technicians and mechanics in Peru. But we can better that! Please use your union’s mailing lists – at local, regional and national levels! And spread the word about […]


Peru: Play fair LATAM – we don’t want to be afraid to fly with you

Two years ago, the largest Brazilian airline (TAM) merged with the Chile-based LAN to create LATAM — one of the most important airline businesses in Latin America. In 2012, it flew over 65 million passengers. It has 51,000 employees. Today, with the eyes of the world focussed on Brazil, I want to draw your attention […]


June 20, 2014

Parat victory in conflict with Norwegian

In the early hours of Monday, Parat and Norwegian reached an agreement on a new collective agreement and the strike has been called off. The head of the Cabin Crew Association, Marit Lindén, says that their demands have been met and agreement has beenreached on a common collective agreement structure for Norway and Denmark. In […]


May 19, 2014

Risk of extensive strike in Norwegian airline (scoop.co.nz)

The Norwegian airline with the same name is in danger of being thrown into a comprehensive strike by its cabin crew in Norway and Denmark within a short period of time. A strike could affect the company’s flights across much of Europe. The airline, which in 2012 signed the biggest deal ever in the history […]


May 15, 2014