Air Malta pilots have been advised by their union – ALPA – not to take part in events organised by the airline.
In a note sent by the union, pilots were told that the union is still being deprived of its right to take industrial action by the courts of law.
“Following recent developments where the company curtailed pilots’ rights for industrial action through the Courts of Law, even though Industrial Action was in line with the CLA, ALPA is refraining from participating in any voluntary events sponsored by the company. The Injunction is still in effect and ALPA is being withheld from exercising its power to protect its members’ rights.
“Therefore we are boycotting these events as organised by the company, until further notice.”
The union and the airline have been at loggerheads over the past weeks.
The directives are believed to have been ordered after demands by the union for pilots to be guaranteed two-thirds of their salary until the age of retirement in the eventuality that Air Malta fails, were turned down.
The move appeared to have been instigated by the launch of Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air, which the government has retained a golden share in.
After the directives were issued, Air Malta had filed an application requesting the court to stop ALPA and its members from taking any further action which it described as “illegal” and “prejudicial to the company and its rights”
Air Malta had taken legal action to stop the directives and a court of law had accepted the airline’s position.
