A joint forum of Air India unions on Friday sought the labour department's 'urgent' intervention and initiation of conciliation proceedings in the matter of their passage policy and service conditions. On December 24, the forum comprising IPG, ACEU, AIEU and AICCA, in its demand notice to Air India managing director and chief executive officer Campbell Wilson, had protested against the changes in their service conditions. Tata Group took control of the then government-led Air India in January this year.
ACEU was derecognised after the airline's ground staff and cabin crew went on strike on May 26 last year.
A section of Air India employees have deferred its proposed strike from December 22 following an assurance from the NACIL management to look into their grievances. The employees owing allegiance to the Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU), which is one of the unions of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, had on December 7 threatened to go on strike from December 22 alleging that the management had violated a conciliation pact signed with its representatives.
A section of Air India employees owing allegiance to ACEU has threatened to strike work from December 22 to protest the management's proposed move to withdraw some facilities now available to them from January 1.
The Air India management and its unions on Wednesday failed to reach an agreement on wage cut as a majority of employees opposed any revision.
Some airports in the country could face disruption in movement of flights due to the strike.
However, even as the ACEU claimed there would be disruption of flights during that time, the A-I management made it clear they had not backed out on their commitments and had told unions they would pay the salaries by July 3 or 4. However, even as the ACEU claimed there would be disruption of flights during that time, the A-I management made it clear they had not backed out on their commitments and had told unions they would pay the salaries by July 3 or 4.
Passengers at all airports across the country are likely to suffer as nearly 15,000 employees of government-owned Indian (Airlines) are on a flash strike
The services of government-owned Indian will be disrupted on Thursday and Friday on account of employee protests over wage arrears.
The company has dismissed 194 cabin crew and 11 pilots over past year for unauthorised absence and such reasons.
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