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Polish airline strike continues despite mass sacking
FLIGHT cancellations continued at LOT Polish Airlines today as workers refused to back down despite 67 of their colleagues being sacked.
Trade unions at the country’s flagship airline have been striking since last Thursday following the dismissal of Monika Zelazik, the cabin crew union’s lead organiser.
The company claims Ms Zelazik had encouraged fellow trade unionists to bring “weapons and explosives” onto company premises, but her colleagues say she was sacked for trade union activity. Unions are engaged in collective action over the airline’s bid to impose new contracts that would define staff as self-employed.
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