Court halts Kenya Airways and union deal
What you need to know:
- While the 2010/2012 CBA was in force on September 2012, Kenya Airways terminated the services of 447 members of the petitioner’s union under unclear terms of alleged redundancy, retrenchment and re-organisation.
The Aviation and Airport Services Workers Union on Thursday obtained orders stopping recognition of an agreement between Kenya Airways and a rival union.
The group, which has been representing the interests of workers in the aviation industry, wants Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi stopped from gazetting a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) entered into between the national carrier and Aviation Workers Union on February 10.
Appearing before the Industrial Court, the Aviation and Airport Services Workers Union said the union already has a subsisting recognition agreement by Kenya Airways and a CBA with seven other companies in the aviation sector.
447 MEMBERS
While the 2010/2012 CBA was in force on September 2012, Kenya Airways terminated the services of 447 members of the petitioner’s union under unclear terms of alleged redundancy, retrenchment and re-organisation.
Ms Perpetua Mponjiwa, the chairperson of Aviation and Airport Services Workers Union said the 2010/2012 CBA was allowed to stay in force and govern relations between them until a new deal was struck.
The Aviation Workers Union was then registered in November 2013, but its listing was challenged through a letter to the Ministry of Labour dated September 17, 2013.
The aggrieved union subsequently filed a suit against the registrar of trade unions and the newcomers.
