Following the losses of two planes in less than 12 months, Malaysia Airlines has undergone major internal reforms. A key component of these reforms is an attack on workers’ wages and conditions. This attack is part of an ongoing assault by airline companies globally as they try to make workers pay for the global economic crisis. In neighbouring Philippines, a new round of struggle has opened up with Philippines Airlines once again trying to casualise its workforce. In Europe, Air France is targeting pilots’ wages and conditions. Only through co-ordinated actions across airline companies will workers be able to stop this race to the bottom.
Following the losses of two planes in less than 12 months, Malaysia Airlines has undergone major internal reforms. A key component of these reforms is an attack on workers’ wages and conditions. This attack is part of an ongoing assault by airline companies globally as they try to make workers pay for the global economic crisis. In neighbouring Philippines, a new round of struggle has opened up with Philippines Airlines once again trying to casualise its workforce. In Europe, Air France is targeting pilots’ wages and conditions. Only through co-ordinated actions across airline companies will workers be able to stop this race to the bottom.
