IA unions may move court against merger

New Delhi: After filing their objections against the Air India-Indian Airlines merger with the corporate affairs ministry on August 31, the unions of Indian Airlines are now planning to take the matter to court.
"If the amalgamation plan is not changed and our issues are not resolved, we will take the matter to court," said KR Chidambaram, convenor of joint action committee, a body of the eight unions opposing the merger.
The decision by the corporate affairs ministry on the matter is expected to come in the next two weeks, according to a government source.
Meanwhile, apart from a few changes like merging the ticket counters at the Mumbai and Delhi airports, the new livery and logo used in the new flights and the new website, the formal announcement of a fully merged entity is yet to come.
There was a hearing before the corporate affairs ministry on 31 July in which Indian Airlines' unions like Indian Airlines' Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA), All India Aircraft Engineers' Association, Indian Aircraft Technicians' Association, Indian Airlines' Officers' Association and Air Corporation Employees' Union filed their objections relating to issues like career progression and seniority issues.
04/08/07 Anirban Chowdhury & Rupesh Janve/Business Standard

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