New Delhi:Upping the
ante after their agitation entered the 47th day, Air India pilots on Saturday
decided to start indefinite hunger-strike here from on Sunday to highlight
their demands relating
to career progression and other issues.
The Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), which has
been de-recognised by the airline management for leading the ongoing agitation,
said a batch of ten of its members would begin the hunger-strike "to
protest against discrimination and exploitation by the Air India
Management".
"We want this strike to end as soon as
possible, but we will not come back to work till our 101 sacked colleagues are
reinstated," an IPG leader, requesting anonymity, said.
The first batch of ten pilots would start the
protest action, he said, adding that their family members and other striking
pilots would also join them in the protest which has been going on since May
seven.
The IPG leader said "a myth has been
spread that we are highest-paid employees. We will try to correct that by
showing the people our salary slips we are not being paid astronomical amounts
as is being spread."
The strike, which has led Air India to
curtail its international long-haul flight schedule, has been declared illegal
by the government and the Delhi High Court. The ailing national carrier has
been operating 38 out of 45 services for over a month now.
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