Oct 12, 2014
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The national carrier Czech Airlines has announced layoffs in an effort to keep the troubled company afloat. The airline will let go around one third of its staff including dozens of pilots and stewards and ground personnel.
The national carrier Czech Airlines has announced layoffs in an effort to keep the troubled company afloat. The airline will let go around one third of its staff including dozens of pilots and stewards and ground personnel. The trade union of pilots says that cutting jobs goes against the terms of the company’s privatisation, and has asked the shareholders to reverse it. Czech Airlines stewards have meanwhile gone on strike alert, and said further steps will be announced.
English: http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/czech-airlines-announces-massive-layoffs
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