Accordingly fed up with the uncertainty over their own future tagged with the fate of air india, airline employees are in the process to deciding to either take the NCLT route to recover their dues or declare a general strike to put pressure on the government from privatising the national carrier. Meanwhile the two options were arrived after all the recognised AI unions and other employee bodies met in Mumbai.
Furthermore a final course of action will be decided after further discussion and is expected soon. If the strike option is chosen, then it will be initiated from january 8, 2020. Further the decision to consider either the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) route or the strike comes days after the airline's pilots and engineers demanded immediate payment of their dues. A senior office bearer of engineers' union told "We all met today and have decided that the privatisation exercise should cease immediately and some clarity be provided first".
Apparently "The country can not afford to loose the national carrier which provides affordable travel options to passengers. It is also an engine of economic growth during the time of slowdown." Earlier on monday, the airline's pilot union had requested the Centre to allow them to quit the passenger carrier without serving their notice periods.
