COUNT US OUT.
That’s the unswerving and up-front position of pilots working with the regional airline LIAT in relation to any late payment plan.
And when the Leeward Islands Airlines Pilots Association (LIALPA) meets today at an emergency meeting in Barbados with management of the cash-strapped airline, its shareholders and a delegation of unions representing LIAT’s staff, the agitated body will not be compromising its position.
LIALPA president Captain Carl Burke told the DAILY NATION yesterday members would not be signing on to any move by LIAT to implement a late payment schedule to its employees. The proposed move is expected to run for five months. (RB)
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