Pilot strike looms

JAMAICAN pilots employed to Caribbean Airlines (CAL) have served the company with a 72-hour notice of industrial action, saying that their patience has worn thin after their union has spent nearly three years trying to secure bargaining rights on their behalf.

The notice was served on CAL and Labour Minister Derrick Kellier on Tuesday by the law firm Ziadie Reid and Company, which represents the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA).

At the heart of the dispute is the airline’s insistence that all its pilots be represented by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA).

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