Derecognising pilots' union wrong: CPI(M)

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CPI(M) on Friday accused Air India honchos of showing an "attitude of repression" towards its striking pilots by derecognising their union and demanded that the management sit with protestors to resolve the issue.

"Irrespective of the merits of the demands raised by striking pilots, we strongly object to the way the Air India management has derecognised the pilots' unions. Everybody has the right to organise unions. It is a fundamental right," party general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here.

Karat alleged that the management was derecognising the workers' unions in Air India at the "drop of a hat".

"They have now threatened to sack the pilots. The attitude of repression adopted by Air India management is wrong. We demand that they should sit with pilots and resolve the issue," he said.