Friday, August 28, 2015

Pilots body to conduct secret ballot to decide strike call

New Delhi: The pilots body of the erstwhile Indian Airlines would conduct a secret ballot to decide on a strike call against the exclusion of pilots from workmen category.
The decision to conduct secret ballot, which would take place between August 31 and September 9, was taken by the Central Executive Committee meeting of the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA), sources said.
ICPA represents narrow-body pilots in Air India.
"It is indisputable that the management is trying to fight one-sided by trying to manipulate the law and remove us from the workmen category as they fear losing a case, pending in the Honourable Supreme Court," the association said in a notification to its around 650 members.
The Central Executive Committee is of the strong judgement to declare strike, it said adding, " A secret ballot
Is called for this purpose from August 31 to September 9 for a mandate as per the Constitution of ICPA."
28/08/15 PTI/Business Standard
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