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Unions call foul play on Ryanair’s threatened job cuts
Ryanair said this week that it would cut up to 900 jobs, blaming the late delivery of malfunctioning Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, rising fuel prices, lower fares and...
Argentinian aviation workers back airline catering workers in the USA
The ITF-affiliated Argentinian aviation union, Asociación Del Personal Aeronáutico (APA), organised a strong solidarity action on 23 July, Buenos Aires, to...
ITF and ETF call for worker representation on Ryanair’s board
Although long plagued by poor industrial relations, over the last two years Ryanair has begun to engage with workers and unions more constructively and signed...
Striking Korean Air cleaners have the full support of the ITF
The cleaners, represented by the Korean Public Service and Transport Workers’ Union (KPTU), have been engaged in a campaign of intermittent work to rule and...
Avianca must cease its attack on Colombian pilots
The Asociación Colombiana de Aviadores Civiles (ACDAC) is facing legal repression at a time when Avianca itself is being investigated for allegedly wiretapping the...
ITF affiliates promote aviation safety in US Congress
John Samuelsen of the Transport Workers Union (TWU), Lori Bassani of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and Mike Perrone of Professional...
Thai union takes big step to building aviation workers’ power
Members of the Wingspan Workers' Union (WWU) have voted to admit workers from any aviation company across Thailand, not just those working for Wingspan. This is a...
ITF and UAE step up cooperation
The ITF has continued its cooperation with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a high-level meeting in Dubai. ITF general secretary Stephen...