Jet Airways pilots’ union may challenge its deregistration

Mumbai: The union of Jet Airways (India) Ltd pilots’ plans to go to court to challenge its deregistration, even if this jeopardizes a pact it reached with the airline’s management after a debilitating strike four months ago.
Two of its members said the National Aviators’ Guild, or NAG, the union of pilots working for Jet Airways, was considering approaching the Bombay high court to secure a stay against the November deregistration order of the Mumbai labour office.
“The reasons cited by the labour commissioner for deregistration are belittling our intelligence and on frivolous grounds,” one NAG member said on condition of anonymity without giving more details.
Among the reasons cited by the commissioner were a union member’s card not bearing the company’s name and another member not submitting his identity card, the NAG member said.
“Another frivolous reason was an office-bearer had hurriedly submitted the documents without proper scrutiny,” he said.
N.V. Palve, deputy labour commissioner of Maharashtra, said the deregistration was done according to labour laws.
12/01/10 P.R. Sanjai/Live Mint

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