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MithunRoy,ETBureau Oct10,2009,06.16amIST

MUMBAI:FreshfromthesuccessoftwostrikesbypilotsofJetAirwaysandAirIndia,thecountry's50,000
airlineemployeesplanstoformanationwidetradeunionthatwillrepresentpilots,engineers,maintenance
staff,cabincrewandgroundhandlingstaff.
Theproposal,putforwardbythetradeunionsofAirIndiaandJetAirways,isexpectedtoelicitgood
responsefromtheairlinestaffwhofacejoblossesandsalarycuts,withthedomesticairlineindustry
troubledbylosseslookingtocutemployeecosts.Frequentcutsinfaresduetocutthroatcompetitionand
highfuelpriceshaveseentheindustry'saccumulatedlossesmountingtoaroundRs10,000croreattheend
ofthelastfinancialyear.

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"Discussionsarealreadyon.Wewillmeetpilotsfromotherairlinestoformanationalunionsoon,"said
CaptainGirishKaushik,presidentofNationalAviatorsGuild(NAG)thatrepresentsmorethan650pilotsof
JetAirways,thecountry'slargestairlinebypassengernumbers."Theunionwillhaverepresentationof
engineers,cabincrewandothersegmentofairlinesemployeesinthelongrun,"headded.
Themoodisdefinitelyupbeatafterthestrikesthatdemonstratedthedamagepotentialofindustrialaction.
JetAirwayslostatleastRs400croreduetothefivedaystrikeinthefirstweekofSeptember,whileAir
IndialostRs100crorefromthefourdaystrikelaterinthemonth.
Thecountry'sairlinesemployabout2,500pilots.AlmostallpilotswithAirIndiaandmorethanhalfofthose
withotherairlinesareexpectedjointheproposednationalunion.
"Oneindustry,oneunion,that'swhatweaimfor.Asingleunionatthenationallevelwillprotecttherightsof
eachandeveryemployee,"saidGeorgeAbraham,generalsecretaryofAviationIndustryEmployeesGuild
(AIEG),aunionofAirIndiaemployees.
The25,000employeesofgovernmentownedNationalAviationCompanyofIndiaLtd(Nacil),whichrunsAir
India,isrepresentedbythreeunions,AIEG,IndianCommercialPilotsAssociation(ICPA)andtheIndian
PilotsGuild(IPG).WhileemployeesofJetAirwaysandAirIndiahaveformedtradeunions,carrierssuchas
KingfisherAirlines,SpiceJet,ParamountAirways,IndiGoandGoAirdonothaveanyunionatanylevel,
althoughsomeofthemhavewelfareassociations.
Analyststrackingtheindustrysaidtheemployeeactivismisfalloutofthedownturninairlinebusiness,
whichcouldseesomeairlinesresortingtojobcuts.Thiscouldfurtherdamagetheprospectsoftheindustry.
TheformationofanationalunionbyairlineemployeesisexpectedaftertherecentstrikesinJetAirwaysand
AirIndia,saidKapilKaul,CEOofCentreforAsiaPacificAviation,Indiansubcontinent&MiddleEast.
"Itwillnothavemuchimpactinshortterm.Butinthelongrun,itwillhavesubstantialimpact,"hesaid."It
alldependsonhowairlineshandletheemployeeissuesandhowtheymaintainindustrialrelationshipafter
thenationalunionformation,"headded.

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Readers'opinions(4)
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Sudarshan(India)
11Oct,200911:19AM
Weareproductiveenough.China'slowendvolumebasedmanufacturingindustriesdemandstrictcompliance
withrules.Wedon'tneedtogothatroute.Ifthemanagementassumesitcanactwithoutbounds,thisisboundto
happen.JustafewdaysbeforetheJetstrike,NareshGoyalwasthreateningtolockoutiffuelpricesweren't
reduced.Whenthisblindsidedhim,hesuddenlyrantothegovernmentforhelp.Thesamegovernmenthewas
tryingtoblackmail.
A(M)
10Oct,200907:03PM
Iftheunionisindeedformed,itwillaturningpointforIndianaviationindustry.Itwillneverbethesame.Itwill
furtherdepressthechancesofasuccessfulindustryeventually,itwillbedifficulttostoptheilleffectsfrom
percolatingtootherindustries.EveryIndian,wholoveshis/hermothernation,shouldtrytostopit.
AyyappanCholakkal(Oman)
10Oct,200911:03AM
Tradeunioninthepresenttimeisthreattotheeconomicgrowth.Wemustincreasetheproductivitytocompete
globalisation.LearnfromChina.Howchinabecamethetopexporterintheworld?.Becauseoftheirincreased
productivity.Ourproductivityismuchlesscomparedtochina.Asemployees'rightsarewellprotectedbyourlaws,
whytradeunions?
UtpalBhowmick(Kolkata)
10Oct,200910:52AM
NowanIdeaofAllAirlinesUnion.JustyesterdayIheardtheFinanceMinisterparotingprafulpateldialogueof
performorperish.Failtounderstandwhytheseministerissuedsomanylicencetooperatorthusrenderingevry
operatorsickwhenitswellknownthatlessthanonepercentofthishugeindianpopulationtravelbyair.This
PramodMahajanfollowedbyprafulpatelmadefoolofprivatebusinessmanintobelievingthatAirTransportation
willbearoaringbusinessinIndia.Allthesepeopledumpedthierbullioninthebusinessandnowbeatingaround
thebushastohowtogetoutofthisrutandenresultaunionofallairlines.Whenwilltheseministerstopbehaving
likekids(after63yrsofIndipendence)andbecomematuretorunthecountrywisely.

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