Mumbai, June
25:
Even as the Air
India pilots’ strike entered its 48th day on Monday, there seems to be no end
in sight.
A section of
Air India pilots started a hunger protest on Monday in Mumbai.
Ten of them are
on an indefinite hunger strike.
In New Delhi,
more than 100 Air India pilots had begun a hunger strike from Sunday morning,
demanding the reinstatement of 101 sacked pilots and the restoration of
recognition to the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) as a trade union.
The pilots said
that their protests will continue till the airline initiates talks with them.
Two weeks ago,
the pilots went on a protest march against Air India’s management in New Delhi.
The pilots on
strike belong to the IPG of the erstwhile Air India. In May, more than 400
pilots had declared a strike in protest against the airline management’s
decision to train the erstwhile Indian Airlines pilots for the Dreamliner
Boeing-787.
The pilots said
that this would affect their career progression. Around that time, the IPG was
derecognised and Air India sacked around 100 pilots.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/article3570422.ece
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