Life in a country at war / Interview with Yuliia Batalina, ETF aviation worker in Ukraine ‘Peace is what I want more than anything now and what I dream of’, confessed Yuliia Batalina – ETF aviation worker in Ukraine – in an interview she agreed to have with us. Worker's Story 1 Apr 2022
Once again, Wizz Air abandons their employees in Ukraine It seems to be the same old story that inevitably goes back again and again to the low-cost Hungarian carrier Wizz Air. Just this time, its actions are outrageous as they are directly linked to the war in Ukraine. News 9 Mar 2022
Investors divest from Wizz Air over its poor performance on labour rights Danish pension fund Akademiker Pension announced today that they had sold their shares in the London-listed low-cost carrier Wizz Air, after the company failed to convince them that it was taking meaningful actions to address ongoing concerns about how it treats its workers. Livia Spera, General Secretary of the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), commented: “These investors called Wizz Air out for their poor performance back in October 2021, yet it took almost three months for the company to meet them to discuss why Wizz Air does not recognise unions.” News 7 Feb 2022
The rise and the foreseen fall of a Hungarian low-cost carrier trying to build its own European Air Empire/Part I When life outshines any movie that has ever been made! A story with Romanian and Ukrainian flavours News 17 Jan 2022
When you’re haunted by the voices you want to silence Spreading fear may generate some complete obedience for some time. But it will not be forever. The voices of those you are trying to silence will be heard again. News 16 Dec 2021
“They tried to destroy the union, but we won” – Wizz Air aircrew union in Ukraine declared lawful by a court Union activists who were fired after the union was created last year shared their story with us, describing the different tactics Wizz Air has used against them and why they persist. Worker's Story 21 Apr 2021
Romanian court system forces Wizz Air to give back jobs to fired pilots and cabin crew In a new union victory against Wizz Air, courts in Romania rule that Wizz Air must reinstate four pilots and ten cabin crew. Union Action 14 Apr 2021
“Now is the time to clean up the airline” – internal leak exposes Wizz Air anti-worker practices A transcript of a secret Wizz Air management meeting from 4 April 2020 which was leaked to staff has been passed to the ETF, revealing that management saw the COVID-19 crisis as the opportunity to “clean up the airline” by using discriminatory and anti-worker criteria in deciding which pilots to dismiss. Press Release 9 Apr 2021
“We won’t let Wizz Air jeopardise Norwegian working life model!” – unions protest in Norway as Wizz Air begins its operations Wizz Air is launching domestic flights in Norway today. In response, Parat’s pilot and cabin crew unions organised awareness-raising actions, with one clear message: Wizz Air must respect Norwegian law and the workers’ right to organise. Union Action 5 Nov 2020
“It’s an environment that encourages union-busting” – Wizz Air pilot speaks out A story of a former Wizz Air pilot, dismissed by the company earlier this year. He describes a working environment marked by overwork and anti-union tendencies. Worker's Story 19 Oct 2020