Fearing for their jobs, Air India unions oppose privatisation bid

Mumbai: Fearing for their jobs, the over a dozen employees and officers unions of Air India on Monday came out strongly against the government’s second bid to sell the financially-crippled national carrier, union sources said after a meeting with the management.

Acting quickly on the budget announcement, Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani had called on Friday itself called a meeting of all the 13 trade unions of the airline on Monday to discuss the privatisation plan.