Air France workers plan strike next weekFebruary 4, 2012 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Unions representing French pilots, cabin crew and ground staff have announced a four-day strike next week, BBC News reported. Workers plan to strike from Monday to Thursday to protest against a bill currently going through parliament. The bill, put forward by President Nicolas Sarkozy's party, would require aviation workers to give more notice of industrial action. Unions say the bill, which has already passed through the lower house, would affect workers' rights. Air France says its customers due to travel between 6 and 9 February can change their flights. In a statement, the airline said it was doing "all it can to limit the impact of this strike on its operations". The French pilots' union SNPL said the right to strike was non-negotiable and the union had decided to mobilise all its energies "against a bill which is unfair and destructive to our profession". Before Christmas a last-minute strike by security staff at French airports led to the government deploying police to try and minimise disruption. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |