Air India Ground Staff Call Off Flash Strike

Nov. 12, 2018
Over 30 flights in the city were affected by the strike, which was called by a section of AIATSL employees over the non-payment of Deepavali bonus and reinstatement of three colleagues whose contracts had not been renewed.

The contractual ground handling staff of Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL), a subsidiary of Air India which provides ground handling services, were back on duty on Friday after going on a flash strike.

Over 30 flights in the city were affected by the strike, which was called by a section of AIATSL employees over the non-payment of Deepavali bonus and reinstatement of three colleagues whose contracts had not been renewed. The strike was called off on Thursday night after discussions with the management, a senior official said. “All issues have been sorted out and employees are now back to work and flight operations are normal,” the official said. The three employees have still not been reinstated, the official said.