Air India problem continues; may face another strike
About 44000 employees of the national carrier of the country, Air India have not received their salary of May month. Major union representatives of the Air India threatened to go on strike if..
THE NATIONAL air carrier of India, Air India may face another strike, as over 44,000 employees have not received their salary for the month of May. Air India has 30,000 permanent employees and 14,000 on contractual basis across the operations spectrum.
Major union representatives of the Air India said on Monday that if their salaries were not paid immediately the employees might go on strike.
Earlier, Air India's chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav wrote in a letter to employees on Thursday and assured them that the salary would be paid in a short while. He wrote that he was sorry that the salary statement could not be released on June 8.
Earlier in April-May this year, members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association, representing Air India employees, went on a 10-day strike to demand pay parity with colleagues. During the pilot's strike, the national carrier Air India cancelled more than 1,000 flights, leading to a loss of about Rs 200 crore.
Two leading national carriers Indian Airlines and Air India merged in 2007 and since then the airline has not posted any profit. Air India’s, the biggest air carrier of the country, accumulated losses stand at Rs.13,000 crore. Earlier, this month some of the Air India's domestic and international flights were forced to ground as oil firms denied it fuel on grounds of non-payment of past dues.
Earlier, Air India's chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav wrote in a letter to employees on Thursday and assured them that the salary would be paid in a short while. He wrote that he was sorry that the salary statement could not be released on June 8.
Earlier in April-May this year, members of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association, representing Air India employees, went on a 10-day strike to demand pay parity with colleagues. During the pilot's strike, the national carrier Air India cancelled more than 1,000 flights, leading to a loss of about Rs 200 crore.
Two leading national carriers Indian Airlines and Air India merged in 2007 and since then the airline has not posted any profit. Air India’s, the biggest air carrier of the country, accumulated losses stand at Rs.13,000 crore. Earlier, this month some of the Air India's domestic and international flights were forced to ground as oil firms denied it fuel on grounds of non-payment of past dues.
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