Thanks, Citu (but no union please)

Calcutta: Citu’s glamour quotient dipped overnight as the reinstated Jet Airways probationers who had rubbed shoulders with union leaders on Thursday cold-shouldered them on Friday.
“We are delighted to get back our jobs and grateful to the Citu leaders who helped us in our hour of crisis. But we don’t want to be part of any political movement now,” an airhostess told Metro.
Flag-wielding Citu activists, usually intolerant of anything remotely resembling a snub, seemed to understand the predicament of the probationers.
“They (the Jet employees) were reluctant to take part in the victory rally. We tried to persuade them to join us but didn’t go beyond that because we understood they had to go back and work for a company that had sacked them only two days earlier,” a leader of the Citu-affiliated All India Airport Staff and Workers’ Union explained.
Before entering the airport, some of the 21 reinstated probationers based in Calcutta had visited the Citu office and even agreed to participate in the proposed victory rally. They changed their minds after spending over an hour at the Jet Airways office.
“We were warmly welcomed back. Our bosses told us that every member of the staff had felt sorry for us and were happy to have us back,” said a probationer who was among those seen at the Citu office earlier in the day.
Battle-hardened union leaders who witnessed the ceremonial homecoming around 3.15pm — the reinstated employees were offered sweets and cheered by the airport staff — said the probationers would do well to form an association soon to safeguard their interest.
18/10/08 The Telegraph

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