News about the project
24 March 2023
Flying high? Industrial relations and working conditions in the European air transport value chainfollow the event also online
16 March 2023
Relaunching Aviation in the EUHow can social partners and states relaunch air transport in the EU and put the industry on sustainable footing from a social, economic and environmental perspective? Answering this question is the core purpose of the VIRAL Project. Overview Aviation
16 March 2023
Upcoming: VIRAL Final Project ConferencePlease join VIRAL project partners, EU policymakers and social partners on June 8, 2023 for the final event of the VIRAL project. The event will be live streamed. This concluding event will convene social partners from the air transport sector from among partner countries.
16 March 2023
Past: Challenges for Labour Relations in Air Transport in Lockdown, Madrid SpainThe event brought together social partners in Spain, across two roundtable discussions, to examine how aviation was impacted by COVID through specific case studies. Viral partners in Spain organised this event, hosted by School of Law of the Autonomous University of Madrid. Participants highlighted
Aviation News
29 March 2023
Consiglio di stato, sentenza 25 gennaio 2023 n. 860La ITA, società attualmente a controllo pubblico, è tenuta a consentire a chiunque l’accesso civico agli atti concernenti il reclutamento del personale. In quanto privato esercente un’attività di pubblico interesse, la ITA è tenuta a consentire al pilota ex Alitalia e al sindacato che vi abbia interesse l’accesso documentale agli atti. [Read full article on WikiLabour.it]
21 March 2023
Heathrow security to strike for 10 days including EasterSecurity guards at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Five are to strike for 10 days from 31 March in a dispute over pay. The Unite union says more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow will walk out in a period which covers the school Easter holidays. [Read full article on BBC]
20 March 2023
Collective bargaining is associated with lower income inequalityIn most developed economies, wages and working conditions are set through a collective bargaining process involving various social partners, typically trade unions, employers’ organisations and the government. [Read full article on Bruegel]
