After a short period to negotiate, Iberia and its unions have once again fallen out over job cuts, with 5 days of continuous strike action to take place. No date has currently been set, although it is expected to take place in the 2nd half of February. The Unions rejected a plan that would cut the initial 4500 job cuts to 3,147, 30 percent, lower wage reductions and … [Read more...]
Iberia unions call off Strike Action
In a bit of good news as we head towards the Christmas travel season, the unions that represent staff for Iberia have called off their planned strike action. The action that was meant to take place on: 14th December 17th December 18th December 19th December 20th December 21st December The unions have called off this actions as they do not wish to harm … [Read more...]
Iberia prepares for more strike action
It seems Iberia isn't having a good time of it recently, with major changes and restructuring to help the airline survivie. This has annoyed the unions - who represent 90% of the employees who have confirmed strike action is to take place. The unions involved - UGT, CCOO, USO, SICTPLA and ASETMA – have confirmed the strikes would take place between on 14th December and … [Read more...]
Kingfisher fleet to remain grounded to at least 20th October
Lets go back to the sorry saga of KingFisher Airlines, which now appears to be grounded to at least 20th October, with a promise of resumption of service on the 21st October 2012 During the weekend, the Kingfisher Airlines issued the following statement: "The company is continuing to work with, and appeal to, the employees striking to return to work so that the airline can … [Read more...]
Things get slowly worse for the 3rd Lufthansa strike – 1200 flights now affected
The trouble between the UFO Union and Lufthansa deepens with an estimated 1200 flights now up for the chop in the current wave of industrial action. With 80% of cabin crew now striking, this is putting Lufthansa in a position where it has to rely on codeshares, regional partners and its sister airlines to support it (Austrian, Swiss and to a point - Brussels … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Strike… Round 2
Well the 2nd round of strike action by the UFO union is under way with Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich all hit this time with cancellations, running at the following times: 05:00 to 13:00 CET at Berlin-Tegel, 06:00 to 14:00 CET at Frankfurt 13:00CET to 00:00+1CET (midnight Wednesday) at Munich airport Again, the domestic programme is hit hard, whilst the short haul … [Read more...]
Lufthansa cabin crew strike – first phase over… more to come.
Frankfurt bore the brunt of strike action today, with Lufthansa cabin crew aligned with the UFO Union walking out from 05:00CET to 13:00CET today. Flights to and from Frankfurt airport have been hit due to planes already stuck at the airport with little parking space left, causing major cancellations. Out of the 840 flights that Lufthansa operates out of Frankfurt, 360 of … [Read more...]
Lufthansa prepares for flight attendant strikes
It seems Lufthansa and the UFO union have failed to agreed new terms after failure of negations over pay and working conditions. The discussions have been goving for more than a year, with neither side agreeing. The UFO union, which represents 18,000 Lufthansa flight attendants, said on Tuesday it would give only a few hours' notice for most strikes, raising the threat of … [Read more...]
Air India pilots strike to end
In what only can be described as good news, Air India pilots have called off their strike action after two months of protests. The dispute centred around training over the pilots flying the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with over 400 pilots involved in the action, and 101 pilots fired. The action has been deemed by the Delhi High Court as "illegal" and a return to work issued on … [Read more...]
Swissport baggage handlers strike to go ahead at Stansted
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Baggage handlers at Stansted Airport in Essex working for Swissport are to engage in industrial action. The Walk out will be between 05:30 on Saturday 2nd June 2012 to 05:29 Wednesday 6th June. The dispute is over working patterns and rosters. Richard Prince, of Swissport Stansted, said passengers should not be … [Read more...]
