The 300 contractual security and commercial staff of Air India (AI) today went on an indefinite strike demanding better pay package and medical benefits even as the airlines management terminated the services of 21 such employees.
"We are going on indefinite strike after the management did not pay heed to our demands and terminated the contracts of 21 employees yesterday," said Jeet Singh, president of the Indian Airlines Limited-Airport Services (IAL-ASL) Employees Union.
Nearly 300 contractual security and commercial workers of Air India yesterday boycotted work at Amritsar, Jaipur and other airports and also staged a demonstration at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in support of their demand of a better pay package and medical benefits.
A Royal Nepal Airlines flight to Kathmandu was delayed by about three hours today due to ongoing strike by the security and commercial staff.
About 200 security staff have the responsibility of checking the aircraft, baggages and also keep a vigil on the aircraft and areas surrounding it so that no one makes an unauthorised entry.
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