Singapore Airlines Pilot, Management Lock Horns Over Pay, Benefits The message from Singapore Airlines pilots is loud and clear–pay us more and give us more rest days. In response, the flag carrier says that its salaries are competitive, although its comments on rest days haven’t been made public. The back-and-forth is part of the Air Line Pilots Association-Singapore (Alpa-S)’s efforts to secure a better deal for SIA pilots. Negotiations between Alpa-S, SIA management and the Manpower Ministry last week came to nothing, with all parties agreeing to head to Industrial Arbitration Court. The Straits Times reports that the case may be heard by the end of October. The case in brief It’s been an 8-month long dispute between Alpa-S and Singapore Airlines. They’ve been trying to secure a new three-year agreement for SIA pilots–and secure it quickly. The last such agreement expired before April this year. Negotiations come as SIA launches a major business transformation to raise its revenues. But Alpa-S says this transformation cannot come at the expense of staff. The union maintains that SIA’s pay is uncompetitive, a point that the carrier denies. But MustShareNews found that the union might be correct. This former captain reveals that the pay for […]
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