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Teamster Pilots at Omni Air Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize a Strike

(WASHINGTON) – Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 vo

(WASHINGTON) – Omni Air International (Omni Air) pilots who are represented by the Airline Professionals Association-Teamsters Local 1224 voted to authorize a strike, with 100 percent of participating members voting in favor of the action. Today’s strike authorization allows Teamsters Local 1224’s leadership to call a strike on behalf of the pilot group, if necessary and when legally permitted under the Railway Labor Act (RLA). “This overwhelming vote should be a clear wake up call to Omni’s management team that enough is enough,” said Captain Paul Rodell, a member of the Omni Air Pilots Executive Council. “It’s time for Omni to come to the bargaining table to reach an agreement on a pilot contract that recognizes our contributions to this company.” Omni Air pilots have been in negotiations for an amended collective bargaining agreement for nearly three years. Progress toward a new contract has stalled, despite eight months of federally mediated negotiations. Other labor groups at the company, including Omni Air’s flight attendants and dispatchers are facing similar circumstances.

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BALPA wins landmark case against Ryanair over pilots strike

The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA), the union which represents British pilots has won a landmark case against Ryanair’s practice of blacklisting pilots who took part in the strikes in 2019. Ryanair used this blacklist to withdraw perks such as travel benefits to pilots who exercised their right to strike which the Court of Appeal says constituted a breach of the Blacklisting…

BALPA wins landmark case against Ryanair over pilots strike

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Lufthansa Flights Return to Normal After Two Days Pilots Strike

Lufthansa Flights Return to Normal After Two Days Pilots Strike

Lufthansa flights returned to normal on Today after a two-day strike by pilots locked in conflict with the German airline over cost cuts and pay. A Lufthansa spokeswoman said “We expect normal flight service without cancellations,” A German court ruled on Wednesday the pilots must halt their strike because it was not only over pay and retirement benefits but also over Lufthansa’s plans for…

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Lufthansa Pilots To Go On Strike On September 8

Several long haul flights of Deutsche Lufthansa have canceled their schedule as pilots union has announced a strike on September 8. Cargo flights also will be affected in the one day strike, according to Nasdaq.

The company expressed regrets for any inconvenience caused to the passengers and claimed that it will be able to offer 90 of the scheduled long haul flights and cargo flights. The strike will start at 8.00 on September 8 and will last up to 23.59. Vereinigung Cockpit, the pilots' union, have been in dispute with the management on cost cutting initiatives, raising of age limit for early retirement plans and wage related issues. Last year, the union have staged 10 strikes causing heavy loss to the airline. In the last 18 months, the airline is projected to loss around $350 million in pilots' walkout. In its website, the company said it has arranged special flight schedule for the passengers. It has offered re-booking for Lufthansa, Swiss, Australian Airlines of Brussels airline tickets for flights on September 8.

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Lufthansa Hit by new Pilots' Strike on long-haul, Freight Services

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Lufthansa Hit by new Pilots' Strike on long-haul, Freight Services

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa said on Monday that they will stage new walkouts on freight and long-haul passenger services on Tuesday in their long-running dispute with management over early retirement provisions.

The strike, the 13th in 18 months, will begin at 0600 GMT and last until 2200 GMT. It will only affect the Lufthansa parent company, not the other airlines within the group, the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit said in a statement.

The Union and management have been embroiled in a bitter dispute since April 2014 over management plans to change the pilots’ early retirement arrangements.

The dispute hinges on plans by Lufthansa to scrap an arrangement under which pilots can retire at 55 and receive up to 60 percent of their pay until they reach the statutory retirement age of 65.

Pilots are also concerned about Lufthansa’s aim to further develop its low-cost activities as it faces growing competition.

Following the horrific crash of a jet belonging to Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary Germanwings in March, the union suspended industrial action. And talks with management have resumed in recent months.

Cockpit said Monday that it has made substantial concessions and accused management of seeking to “smash wage-agreement structures and demolish protective mechanisms in order to weaken the union.”

Lufthansa, which also owns Swiss and Austrian Airlines, has embarked on a massive reorganisation, farming out much of its domestic and medium-haul services to its low-cost airline division, Germanwings.

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Portugal's TAP pilots strike costs over €8.4m within 3 days

Portugal’s TAP pilots strike costs over €8.4m within 3 days

LISBON: The Portugal’s government official stated that the effects of the strike by TAP pilots has not been as profound as first anticipated, the company revealed last night that the action had already come at an expense of €8.4 million.

After three days of the ten days of the action, an average of around 70 percent of flights have managed to take off as scheduled, but the trade union for the…

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By James Regan PARIS (Reuters) - A pilots strike at Air France entered its second day on Tuesday, with the two sides appearing no closer to resolving a dispute over cost cuts that has forced the airline to cancel 60 percent of flights. The pilots are carrying out a week-long strike over Air France's plans to expand the low-cost operations of its Transavia brand by setting up foreign bases as it seeks to fight back against fierce competition from budget carriers. ... Source: Reuters