Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Air India pilots call off 58-day-long strike


New Delhi, July 3:  

Air India pilots today told the Delhi High Court that they would end their strike and rejoin work in 48 hours.

This followed the management’s ‘assurance’ — after the court’s directive — that the pilots’ grievances would be considered favourably. It will also include reinstatement of the 101 pilots (including the 10 office bearers of the Indian Pilots Guild) terminated during the 58-day strike. In all, 434 pilots participated in the stir.

Meanwhile, the pilots who were sacked during the strike would submit reports showing their willingness to rejoin work, the court was told. The court had earlier asked the management to sympathetically consider the pilots’ grievances and to settle the dispute. Disposing of the pilots’ petition, the court asked both sides to appear on July 5 before the conciliator, the Chief Labour Commissioner.

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