TWU (Australia) Calls for Better Airport Pay

Cairns Airport workers are calling for better wages and conditions. The ITF’s Australian affiliate the Transport Workers Union’s (TWU) recent survey found 74 per cent of workers say their wages do not cover their bills, and 46 per cent have had their hours reduced. Watch the video here>>


May 6, 2015

Avianca ground staff return to work after bitter dispute

A bitter dispute between ground staff and Colombia’s national carrier Avianca finally ended on 9 January, when 130 workers who had been barred from their workplace returned to work Avianca uses co-operatives to outsource loading, unloading and aircraft and counter cleaning, although the 2,400 workers are employed by Avianca in all but name, which contravenes […]


February 27, 2015