Lion Air Pilots to Sue Management
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Labor Union-Pilot Association of Lion Group (Serikat Pekerja Asosiasi Pilot Lion Air / SPAPLG) is planning to file a lawsuit against the management Indonesia’s low-cost airline Lion Air.
SPAPLG Chief Eki Adriansjah said the move is made following the alleged union busting by the company’s management.
“We will file a lawsuit against the management because of the union busting it has committed,” Eki said in Jakarta on Sunday (7/8).
It is planned that lawsuit will be filed to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Deparment on Tuesday next week, Eki said.
He added that management also violates Law Number 21 of 2000 on Labor Union and said that SP-APLG had been formally registered at Tangerang Manpower Agency with the registration number 558.4/2529-HI/2016.
Lion Air, however, does not recogzine the Union.
On Wednesday (3/8), Lion Air President Director Edward Sirait annouced that the company does not recogzine the union labor within the company.
Edward also said the pilots who claimed to become members of the union are ‘troublesome pilots who often make mistakes’. Edward even called those pilots ‘swindlers’.
The use of the company’s name without permits, he added, is an act of ‘forgery and fraud’.
“They often violate regulations of the management; they don’t work according the schedules and they are now undergoing a training,” Edward said.
Eki further said that the management’s rejection to the union has caused anxiety and surprises among the pilots.
According to him, the establishment of a labor union does not need an approval from the company’s management but only needs a written notification to Lion Air management.
“We sent a written notification to Lion Air management on a letter dated June 3, 2016,” he said.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the specific accusation the Lion Air pilots' union is making against the company's management?
What is the specific accusation the Lion Air pilots' union is making against the company's management?
The Labor Union-Pilot Association of Lion Group alleges that Lion Air management is engaging in union busting. Also, they claim the management violates Law Number 21 of 2000 on Labor Union.
Q.When and where do the pilots plan to file their lawsuit against Lion Air management?
When and where do the pilots plan to file their lawsuit against Lion Air management?
The lawsuit is planned to be filed to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday next week. The union's chief announced this on Sunday (7/8) in Jakarta.
Q.What is Lion Air management's stance on the pilots' union and its members?
What is Lion Air management's stance on the pilots' union and its members?
Lion Air management does not recognise the union and views its members as 'troublesome pilots who often make mistakes'. The President Director even called them 'swindlers' for using the company’s name without permission.
Q.How did the pilots' union notify Lion Air management of its establishment?
How did the pilots' union notify Lion Air management of its establishment?
The union sent a written notification to Lion Air management on a letter dated June 3, 2016. They state that company approval is not required, only a written notification.
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