New Delhi. If you are going somewhere by Air India flight on 23rd April, then this news is for you. Read this news carefully. Air India technicians have announced a strike on 23 April. Air India technicians have given various reasons for the strike. In the notice given to the company for the strike by Air India technicians, many demands have been made including increase in salary and promotion.
Air India technicians have given a strike notice to Tata Group saying that they have not received any promotion for the last 7 years. Air India technicians have said that except them, the salaries of all other employees have been revised. The reason for this is that the salary matter of technicians is going on in the court. It has been said in the strike notice that Air India management had promised to revise the salaries of the technicians who have been working for 2 years. This too has not been completed. Air India technicians also allege that 75 percent of the employees work on contract, but they are discriminated against and are not given benefits as per permanent employees.
If technicians go on strike, Air India flights may be affected on April 23. Technicians play a big role in keeping any airline running. Any defect in the aircraft is rectified by engineers as well as technicians. Even before the plane takes off, engineers along with technicians do all kinds of safety checking. In such a situation, if you are going to travel by Air India flight on 23rd April, then if there is any problem, it may affect you too.