The redundancy process for 104 Air Malta pilots and 139 cabin crew members is still ongoing, but can be stopped if an agreement between the airline and the respective unions, Economy Minister Silvio Schembri said on Friday.
Fielding questions from journalists, Schembri said that talks between the airline and the unions – in this case the Airline Pilot’s Association (ALPA) and the Union of Cabin Crew (UCC) – had never actually stopped.
Source: The Malta Independent
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