Air India employees’ union to meet, plan stir against privatisation

Seven unions of Air India have already joined hands to oppose the privatisation of the financially bleeding Air India. Photo: PTI

Seven unions of Air India have already joined hands to oppose the privatisation of the financially bleeding Air India. Photo: PTI

NEW DELHI: Air India’s largest employees’ union will hold its general body meeting in New Delhi this week to “organise its members for a movement” against the government’s decision to privatise the debt-ridden national carrier.

The Air Corporations Employees’ Union (ACEU) is also planning to meet a group of ministers to be set up by the government to look into the disinvestment of its stake in the airline. The ACEU is a grouping of Air India’s non-technical staff and comprises nearly 8,000 of the total 21,137 employees.

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