Air India pilot unions warn of ‘industrial action’ over salary cuts

Disinvestment-bound Air India’s pilot unions have rejected the paltry five per cent rollback in their salary cuts and warned of “industrial action” if there is no “substantial” reversal in their paycuts.

In a joint letter to Air India Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal on Thursday, the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) and the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said, “(The) pittance in the form of a five per cent decrease in the current wage cut is an outright insult, its sting magnified in light of our unwavering support and trust in this company.”

They said this “generosity” amounts to a reduction of about 3 per cent in the current gross pay cut for pilots.