New Delhi: Buckling under government’s pressure and some straight talk by the civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi during the day, the Air India pilots threatening strike from Wednesday agreed to postpone it by a week.
In a conciliatory meeting called by the chief labour commissioner between the protesting pilots and airline’s management, the pilots climbed down from their earlier stand. “Initially the pilots insisted on a 48-hour delay and management insisted on a 15-day period to work out an interim relief. Towards the end the pilots agreed to the seven-day period,” said an airline executive in the know. In fact, Ravi has directed the management not to buckle under the strike threat.
“While demands of the protesting pilots related to parity and working conditions are genuine, they are clubbing these with unnecessary issues like free tickets, thereby trivialising the genuine concerns,” said the source. Free tickets or passages are already being worked out and a temporary freeze was put so that parity for all could be decided upon, added the source.
09/03/11 Indian Express
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