Boycott bites on Air India
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underbooked, sometimes better chance of winning be welcome. by 60 or more. This has led the case if they argue that to a loss of revenue, and management set up the TGWU Air India Branch also fights amongst dis- sacking rather than arguing 1/1305, 7-9 South Road, on a technicality. This will, Southall, Middlesex. THE action by British Airways workers in support of the Air India strike at Heathrow Airport and New 1 1. --1 ITBond Street is having an effect on Air India's business: The refusal of BA engineers to let Air India have spare parts for their planes led to the delaying of a flight - but the airline did eventually get a part from one airline at the airport.
The refusal of BA workers to link Air India into Travicom, the computerised reservation system, has caused further problems for the airline management. Some flights have heen overhooked or antiness ALOTT JUAN gruntled passengers.
Lutthansa workers are also offering support. Two cases of guns for the indian nign commissin TY:-L Naw mindian came from Frankfurt on Air India papers. Lufthansa workers have refused to let them out of the warehouse they are in. Now all goods arriving at trank- TL..-1. furt on Air India papers are immediately sent back.
British Telecoms workers are also respecting the nicket line and not fixing phones.
The case of Alroy De Silva, sacked shop steward, comes up at a tribunal soon. The workers have been advised by their lawvers that thev have a however, take longer perhaps until next March.
The workers want to use the tribunal as an arena for their complaints about the running of Air India. Fighting De Silva's case on the basis of management's behaviour will also be of use in the cases of the other 91 sacked workers.
Moss Evans, general secretary of TGWU, the sacked workers' union, will be meeting members of the strike committee this week.
The strikers are still running picket lines at Heathrow Airport and New Bond Street and help would Messages/money to: Transport and General Workers' Union.
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