Court notice to centre on striking pilots’ plea on back wages
June 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre and the Air India management on a plea by the striking pilots seeking payment of their March salaries.
“Our strike started on May 8. We have worked in March and April, then why have our March salaries been stopped? We moved against this in the Delhi high court yesterday (Monday),” Rohit Kapahi, committee member of Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), had told IANS on Tuesday.
The development came after the airline mulled the option of sacking another 300 striking pilots. Air India has already sacked 101 pilots. It has also advertised for new pilots.
The 36-day-long strike has severely hit Air India’s international operations, with the airline only operating 38 out of its 45 services.
Representing the aviators of the Air India, the IPG went on strike May 8 against the move to train their counterparts from the erstwhile Indian Airlines on the soon-to-be-inducted Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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