Air India unions express reservation against privatization
New Delhi: Various unions of national carrier Air India Ltd. are yet to come to a consensus with the government, also the promoter of the company, on its plans to safeguard the interest of the employees after the airline’s privatization.
In a meeting with the top management of Air India held on 14 October, several union leaders representing pilots, engineers and officers, expressed their reservations about the government’s proposed privatization plan.
“It is evident most of our privileges and perks are not guaranteed (after privatization),” Captain T Praveen Keerthi, general secretary of Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), one of the airline unions that participated in the meeting, said in a letter to its members after the meeting.
