Font Size 
AI pilots threaten to go on strike for salary
Published on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 12:14, Updated on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 15:25 in 
Tags: 
Related Stories
Photogallery
 |  |
Mumbai: Air India pilots have served the management a fresh ultimatum to sort out issues relating to salary and allowances by November 10, failing which they threatened to go on strike from November 24.
In a letter written to the NACIL Chairman and Managing Director Arvind Jadhav, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), said "if issues, including that of pending arrears, are not addressed by November 10, the letter be considered a strike notice.
"This grievance letter be considered as a 14-day notice of strike under section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, by which strike shall be effective from 1700 hrs of November 24," the letter read.
ICPA, the non-executive pilots' body of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, claims representation of 800 pilots. It claimed that the company has not paid salary allowances, which constitute almost 70-80 per cent of their salary, since August.
In September, 400 Air India executive pilots had gone on mass sick leave for four days to protest pay cuts, resulting in more than 200 flights being cancelled and the airline losing more than Rs 100 crore.
| Ads by Google |
| Related Ads: | |
Read Comment | Post Comment
GOVT SHOULD TAKE A VERY FIRM STAND AGAINST THESE AI PILOTS WHO DO LESS WORK AND GET MORE PAY AND
Read Comment
me thinks the best thing would be for the airline to shut down, let it fail. and then start from
Read Comment
what's wrong with them?
Read Comment
Read more comment »