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Klassic Grenada| LIAT pilots threaten strike action over outstanding money

Klassic Grenada: "LIAT PILOTS THREATEN STRIKE ACTION OVER OUTSTANDING MONEY.

There is a possibility that Grenada could be affected if a threatened strike action by LIAT Pilots becomes a reality.

According to reports, industrial unrest is brewing among the more than one hundred Pilots at the Antigua based regional airline LIAT, over a pending million dollar severance payout to two members of the airline’s management.

The pilots, under the leadership of the Leeward Islands Airline Pilots Association, LIALPA, are angry that money owed for the Provident Fund, which has been a source of contention and was the centre of a court challenge, is being overlooked in favor of two company officials. "
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