Workers are essential to aviation: lessons from the CrowdStrike outage 

Civil Aviation, Ground Staff

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Workers are essential to aviation: lessons from the CrowdStrike outage 

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 […]


August 1, 2024

Aviation unions call for fair play as new airport tech threatens jobs and safety

Civil Aviation, Ground Staff

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Aviation unions call for fair play as new airport tech threatens jobs and safety

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 […]


July 30, 2024