IFALPA has been informed by Trinidad & Tobago ALPA (TTALPA) that they have been involved in ongoing negotiations with Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) Airlines management for the renewal of their long expired Collective Labour Agreement. To be clear they have been attempting to do the full renewal of their CLA for the last nine years.
CAL is a government owned carrier, and the CAL pilots are considered an essential service therefore have no access to industrial action of any kind. TTALPA advises that their salary proposal submitted on 11 July 2024 has not been responded to as the instructions from the Minister of Finance are still yet to arrive according to CAL management.
The CAL pilots are extremely frustrated by the extensive delays to renew their CLA as a result of government processes that are not conducive to producing adequate bargaining outcomes and a management that seems quite content to hide behind and utilize the bureaucratic maze.
On behalf of CAL pilots, TTALPA requests the Mutual Assistance outlined below, as per the IFALPA Industrial Manual, starting on 2 October 2023 and until 31 December 2024.
- Ban on Wet leasing (Para. 2.5.1)
- Denial of Training Facilities (2.5.4)
- Requests for IFALPA Submissions and Representation (Para. 2.5.7)
TTALPA requests that the Letters of support for CAL pilots be sent to the attention of Captain Larry Imamshah, chairman [email protected] and cc [email protected]
TTALPA will keep IFALPA and its Member Associations informed of any further developments.