After 6 yrs, pilots' union gets airline nod

Mumbai: After about six years of being derecognised, Air India pilots finally got their union the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG) recognised by the airline management on Thursday, making it the official body representing them.
The Air India management had clamped down on the IPG in 2003 and derecognised it after its protests during the SARS outbreak in South-East Asia, which had led to several contentious industrial issues. IPG is the oldest pilots' organisation in the country and its members also fly the Indian president and the prime minister on official international tours.
"We signed a deed of recognition, which makes IPG the official body representing Air India pilots,'' said IPG president and NCP MLC Jeetendra Awhad.
28/02/09 Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2009