They said that if the civil aviation ministry does not respond to their request they will be forced to go on a nationwide protest which can be in any form.
On Tuesday 10 associations and unions of national carrier Air India (AI) and erstwhile Indian Airline (IA) wrote to the civil aviation minister asking him for an appointment within a week to sort out their issues. They also said that if the ministry does not respond to their request they will be forced to go on a nationwide protest which can be in any form.
The days of labour unrest in AI are not over yet. “We have asked the honourable aviation minister to meet us within a week for a dialogue over various issues including salary payment and turnaround plan for the airline,” said a member of the AI Cabin Crew Association (AICCA). “We haven’t decided on the course of protest yet but it can be anything right from wearing black bands or even strike,” he said.
This is for the first time that 33,000 employees of both the merged airlines — AI and IA have come together and want a dialogue from the minister. “We want the ministry to assure us that our salaries will be paid on time. Because the airline is in a mess due to management fault and not because of us,” said a member of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA). The employees have not got their salaries for the month of May yet. “The money that was paid by the government to pay us was diverted by the airline to make payments towards fuel charges, etc,” said another union member.
IA pilots have not received their performance linked incentive (PLI) right from the month of March till now. The PLI constitutes 60% of the pay package of the IA pilots as they are paid on hourly basis.
“The minister being a trade union leader will understand that the turnaround of a company also needs the employee support. We have lost faith in the management,” he said.
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