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Pilots obtain anti-strike breaking measures from international body
Pilots' association informs international body of intent to strike at Air Malta and obtains anti-strike breaking measures.
11 July 2011, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
1 min read
The airline pilots association (ALPA) has formally obtained support from the International Federation of Airline Pilots (IFALPA) in the event of industrial action for July 16.
In correspondence seen by MaltaToday, ALPA president Dominic Azzopardi has received the support of IFALPA for a series of strike breaking measures, whereby no pilots, chartered aircraft or any other aviation services may be rendered to the Maltese authorities should Air Malta pilots ground aircraft on July 16.
The correspondence to IFALPA confirms that Air Malta pilots will formally register an industrial dispute according to law on Wednesday 13 July, and action will kick-in at midnight of July 16.
The measure, known as ‘Mutual Assistance’, provides international support to Air Malta pilots.
SEE IFALPA DOCUMENT below
Azzopardi is claiming that part of the €52 million bailout for Air Malta has been used to pay off debts the airline had with Bank of Valletta, one of the airline’s shareholders.
“We know that part of the €52 million government gave to Air Malta for restructuring has gone to Bank of Valletta. ALPA has confirmation that the bank threatened Air Malta into closing debts it held with the bank.”
“I am absolutely certain that a substantial part of the €52 million were used used to pay off certain loans with BOV. And this was when the Ernst & Young report clearly said that a specific loan to the airline should have been extended, rather than paid off,” Azzopardi said.
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Olga ghandha ragun: il-lejburisti mhux jghajru jafu, imma jsawtu, ikissru, jaharqu, jittorturaw u kultant anki joqtlu.
Jien persona non grata bhall-KBIR DUMINKU. In good company.
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Jien nahseb li int tant inti ghami iddoqq it-trumbetta tal-PN (kif ghidt int stess) li tahseb li kulhadd injorant bhalek! Jiddispajacini kelli nuza din il-kelma mieghek ghax bhala Laburista niddejjek nghajjar, pero m'hemmx x`taghmel kelli naqa ghal livell tieghek. Ghal darba se jkolli naqbel mal PN, meta qiesek persona non grata.
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Is-sinjura Olga anqas bil-malti ma tifhem. Minn laburist/a ma nistenniex ahjar
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Forsi jekk tghidilna ghaliex spiccajt persona non grata mill media tal-PN, jew ta min kien il-Kallu li rfist inkunu nistghu nitkellmu ahjar.
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Olga ma qalet xejn gdid. Semplicement ikkonferma li jien meta jkolli nikkritika lest li nikkritika lil kulhadd MINGHAJR MA NAHBI ISMI, Illum dejjem hemm rimedju ghal min kien vittimizzzat mhux bhal fi zmien it-terrur meta anqas qrati ma kellna. Mhux dejjem ikun possibbli titranga diskriminazzjoni li tkun saret snin qabel.
Jien l-ideali tieghi mhumiex ghall-bejgh u persona grata jew non grata minn xi whud mhux se tibdilli fehemti li l-PL ghandu passat moqziez u oxxen. Fl-ahhar mill-ahhar il-KBIR DUMINK sar persona non grata mal-lejber!!!!!!!!!tistghageb jekk jien nirfes il-kallu ta' xi hadd u ma jibqax jarani helu? Kompli, sinjura. Nistenniek.
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Mijiet ta` haddiema li kienu gew diskriminati minn Gvern suppost DemoKristjan, inghataw ir-ragun mil-Qrati ta` Malta, pero xorta baqaw minghajr kumpens minghand il-Gvern. Iddawwarx fatti bhal ma dawwart ta` transfers. Jien semmejt wiehed jismu bhalek kumbinazzjoni li minkejja li dejjem kien idoqq it-trumbetta tal-PN, bhal ma taghmel int kumbinazzjoni, gie meqjuz bhala Persona non Grata u mhux qala transfer. Ha nfakkrek x`kien kiteb dan il-habib taghna.
GIOVANNI DeMARTINO
(l-‘izball’ tieghu x’kien?)
“I have been one of the very few Nationalist supporters who are continually trying to blow the PN trumpet wherever I can and whenever I can. But little did I realise that some of my writings were not going down well with some officials at Tal-Pieta and little by little I was finding myself a persona non grata with the PN media.”
The Malta Independent 27.4.2005
http://www.maltapolitics.com/lintolleranzatalpn.htm
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Ha nzellaqlu wahda bl-Ingliz lil Eddy (mhux Eddie). When you are in a hole, stop digging......ghax izjed toghdos.
Smajtuha? Il-Qorti sabet li dana Eddy kien ilu diskriminat ecc, ecc.Taht Gvern tal- PN dejjem ghandek rimedju jekk thossok diskriminat. Il-lejburisti, imma, anki l-qorti kostituzzjonali kienu zarmaw u min kien ikun diskriminat kien ikolli jirrikorri lejn Santa Rita bhalma kienu issuggerew il-GWU lill-haddiema tal-Casino li kienu xkupati 'l barra. Eddy nahseb jaf xi haga fuqha din. arhom kif immutaw!
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Hekk hu the proverbial fool rushing in. Mhux il-pagi biss kienu iffrizati, imma anki l-prezzijiet. Dik GIDBA. Il-hoz, il-halib, il-pitrolju, id-diesel, il-laham biex insemmi biss dawn kienu mhux gholew imma irduppjaw u ittrip;likaw.
Il-PN mhux responsabbli ta' dak li kienet ghamlet il-Knisja, tajjeb jew hazin. La kienu nqarlu nies fid-depot jew barra d-depot; la kienu nharqu kazini, la kienet tfarrket il-kurja, id-dar ta' EFA....lista ma tispicca qatt,
Int x'taf fuq il-Casino meta ntefa' kulhadd 'il barra u baghtu l-pulizija jghassu li ma jmurx xi haddiem jersaq lejh?
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Innotajt li Giovann DeMartino jhobb jidhaq hafna - ezatt bhal Lawrence Gonzi, LI GHADU MA XEBAX JIDHAQ BILL-POPLU, bl-ittri li jibghat qabel l-elezzjoni, biex imbaghad wara l-elezzjoni jinsa xi jkun kiteb !
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Li Giovanni DeMartino dejjem imur lura ghexieren ta' snin IZDA JIEQAF sal-1971 u ma jmurx aktar lura ghas-snin 60, nifhmu. Ghax dak hu l-unika tama li ghandu li jista jbellgha l-imzazen lil min ma jafx li storja politika KOLLHA TAL-PN !
Jien wiehed mill-eluf ta' laburisti li l-Qorti sabet li kont ili ddiskriminat taht id-dittatorjat " Kattoliku" tal-gvern nazzjonalista GHAL 6 SNIN SHAH ! Ghandu xi certifikat bhal dan is-Sur DeMartino li jghid li sofra ingustizzji taht il-Labour ?
Mhux il-pagi biss gew iffrizati IZDA ANKE L-PREZZIJIET. Illum il-pagi ta' eluf kbar ta' haddiema zdiedu b' 1.16 ewro u dawk tal-Kap tal-partit tieghu u tal-ministri shabu, zdiedu b'AKTA MINN 500 ewro fil-gimgha ! Ghalhekk DeMartino irid jibqa jbezza bil-babaw, kif ghamel waqt il-kampanja tar-referendum dwar id-divorzju !!
Eddy Privitera
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INNUTAW gheziezs qarrejja li HADD, HADD u HADD ma cahad kelma wahda biss milli ktibt jien. La cahdu u anqas jichdu. Il-hmerijiet li ntqalu jkomplu jikkonfermaw kemm jien qed nghid is-sewwa u kemm il-passat moqziez tal-lejber hadd ma jista' jiddefendih. U sooner or later dawn t'hawn taht kollha jkollhopm jaghlqu halqhom ghax ma jibqaghlhomx izjed hm,erijiet xi jghidu.
Wiehed ma stahax isemmi xi transfers li taw il-PN ta' fenech Adami. Jien ma mmerioehx ghax hu stess qal li ANKI NAZZJOMALIST QALA' TRANSFER Kemm haw min jiflah ikun bahnan. Jien mhux se nsemmi li f'gurnata wahda biss 2000 teacher belghu transfer ghax strajkjaw u anqas se nsemmi li l-lejber iffriza l-pagi ghal hames snin shah. Moqziez wisq il-passat taghhom!
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Mela sihbi Tuni qalli li jekk nikteb xa huga fuq awnekk igibuwwa fuq il-gezzetta. Etlu mhawx alik din idejja tajba ghax fursi naqla xa huga part tajm mela. Ett alekk mela ikun aw l-istess nies dejjem u fuq kull bicca kitba li tider jejdu xi huga kif jahsbuwwa huma. U jidru pravi hafna daqs kemm jejdu xurti. Imma jien fuq il-pulitka ma nifemx ahseb u ura fuq l-ajrupluni u fuq il-pajlits. Ghax qulu li se jistrajkjaw. Jien lili ma jeffetwawnix ax ma nsiferx. Jien mandix puga kbira hafna ax nahdem wejter go lukanda u bilkemm isservini ahseb u ura kemm nista nhallas biex nirkeb ajruplun. U tejc kemm smajt affarijiet fil-lukanda li mhabba l pajlits ma jigux it-turisti. Mux xurta jekk ma jigux turisti ahjur ax ma tanc jerhu zejt. Bilkemm ihallulek xa huga tips ja qammilin. Ahjur jigi multi jew awci bil-vapur tawdex milli turest ax almienu jekk nghidlu li ma halliex tips jifimni u jtini xa huga. Insumma issa ktebt u nispera li nircivi it-tips bhalma jircivu dawn li joqodu jiktbu awn. Skuzuni ax ma tantx nuf nikteb sew ax ma tallemtx ax ummi kella axart itful u ma hallitnix l-iskula. Kieku hallitni kont insir pajlit ax duk xol li jogobni u jejdu li andem puga tajba hafna. Issa fursi jekk niddejjaq wejter immur pajlit ma daw il-gudda tax-xarabank ax qulu li mandemx nies bizzejjed. Issa naraw....
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Bilħaqq sur giovann, mur agħti titwila fuq din.
http://www.maltapolitics.com/vjolenzanazzjonalista.htm
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martin borg insejt tgħid li l-Labour kien jagħti żieda tajba li kienet tagħmle tajjeb sewwa għal kull żieda li kien ikun hemm fil-ħajja.
Tiftakar meta ta' Lm4 jew Lm5 żieda meta l-pagi kienu ħafna inqas?
Ara llum GONEZI u Sħabu jieħdu żewġ salarji u €1,000 żieda COLA fil-ġimgħa, iva sewwa qrajtu €1,000 żieda fil-ġimgħa għax il-€500 ħaduhom fuq kull salarju, imbagħad irid lill-ħaddiema jagħmlu is-sagrifiċċji u jagħtihom biss €1.16 fil-ġimgħa li ma kienx ipokrità.
Dak għandu jgħid is sur Giovann.
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Iz-zmien li tilaghbuha tal-vitmi, u li titfghu l-gebla u tahbu jdejkhom ghadda Sur DeMartino. Il-lupu kixef sufu. Kulhadd jiftakar kemm il-transfer tajtu lil haddiema tal-Gvern ghax kienu Laburisti, fl-ewwel ftit xhur wara li EFA sar prim ministru fl 1987. Sa kellhom johorgu memo li 'all transfers must be put on hold for the time being' ghax kienu iggammjaw id-dipartimenti tal-Gvern kollha, biex ma mmurx lura u nsemmi z-zmien moqziez tas-sittinijiet. Inti trid tghajjar bil-passat,Sur DeMartino ma tisthix?
Naf wiehed ukoll laqqata mil PN allovalja Nazzjonalist ahseb u ara tkun Laburist. U kumbinazzjoni jismu bhalek dan. Pero Giovanni mhux Giovann. Forsi tafu sew int.
http://www.maltapolitics.com/lintolleranzatalpn.htm
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Ajma hej x'erba' difensuri ghandu l-lejber!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Again. HHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHKemm haw balali.
Il-qarrejja kollha qed jaghmlu mistoqsija/kumment wiehed: Mela Giovann deMartino gjhandu ragun? Hekk jidher.
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L-ahwa, tahlux hin ma Demartino.
Is-soluzzjoni ta kull problema li tezisti hija billi jikkwota x'gara 30 sena ilu - apparti l-fatt liu l-istorja jikkwota kif irid hu!
Illum qed nghixu fl-2011 u x'jippurtana x'gara fil-medju evu.
Mur ikkunslahom lil-familji tal-haddiema tal-airmalta li ser jitilfu l-mpjieg billi tghidilhom il-hrejjef tieghek.
Sur Demartino Luniku haga li tinteressahom lil dawn in-nies hi li kellhom job go kumpanija trendi, u l-partit tieghek ghamilha dhin, kif ghamel ma kull kumpanija li miss maghha,
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HHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA
Miskin kemm hu bahnan!
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@ martin borg
Toqghodx tahli zmien tirrispondi bniedem li hu brainwashed bil hdura ghall dak kollu li hu laburist jew mhux nazzjonalist. Iktar ma ikun hawn nies bhall demartino, anti demokratici u li ghadhom jghixu 40 sena ilu, iktar jakkwista voti il- PL!! Dan jahseb li tal pn ghandhom xi dritt sagrosant li imexxu lill dan il-pajjiz ghax huma xi razza superjuri, l- AirMalta hija xempju ta kemm dawn in-nies huma kapaci u intellettwali, araw kif gabuha meta inghatat f`idejn il- blue eyed boys. U taf x'inhu ta l-ghageb, li wara dan il falliment kollu, HADD MA HU RESPONSABBLI!!! IVA SIBU WIEHED, FEJN HUMA IL- PULIZIJA TA KONTRA IL- FRODI? FEJN HU L-AWDITUR GENERALI? KULLHADD RIEQED? ZZZZ.......ZZZZZ.......ZZZZZZZ.......ZZZZZZZ
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Sur Martin Borg aghmilli pjacir, jekk joghgbok, u tabbandunanix.
Strjakjaw it-tobba: BARRA. Strjajkjaw it-teachers: BARRA. Strjkjaw tal-Banek: BARRA. Strajkjaw tal-Kalaxlokk: BARRA. Strjakjaw tal-garaxx tal-Marsa: BARRA. Strajkjaw il-fitters afloat: BARRA./ Strajkjaw il-periti: BARRA Strjkjaw tal-Enemalta: BARRA. L-istudenti ipprotestaw u ntrabtu ma' Kastilja: FARRKULHOM GHADAMHOM. Strajkjaw tal-Linja: TINSEWX IL-KAROZZI TAGHKOM IMMA L-PERMESS TAL-GVERN. "Min lill-haddiema jmur jghidilhom biex jistrajkjaw kontra taghhom infushom, jien nghidilhom "INTOM IMGIENEN ghax dan (tistrajkjaw) ma ristghux taghmluh...Issaqsinix min qalu dad-diskorx ghax jibdielek. Niehu pjacir nisma' minn ghandek, Sur Borg, halli ttini izjed cans inkomp0li nikkonferma kemm hu moqziez il-passat taghkom. Miskin il-poplu jekk jerga' jafdakom ghax l-Arriva ittardjat jew ghax ma twahhlitx bozza.
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@demartino
Kemm ghandek memorja qassira mela meta strajkjaw tal-Linja ghal darba darbtejn mhux huma kienu, hbiebkom li llum spiccajtu ingannajtuhom ukoll flokk ghentuhom biex itejbu s-servizz taghhom.
Insejt l-ewwel diskors ta' EFA li kien iddikjara li jekk kulhadd iqum f'daqqa il-gvern jaqa. Insejt lil EFA jikser il-ligi u jghajjat biex hadd ma jiedhol ghax-xoghol fl'Imnarja meta ma kellux seta jghamel dan.
Taht il-labour ma kienx hemm bzonn stikes ghaliex gvern laburista kien qed johloq il-banek, is-SeaMalta,l-AirMalta,Freeport, etc kull haga li l-gvern mishut tieghek spicca biex jeqred halli jillapazza, ghaliex mhux kapaci jigverna minghajr ma jiddejjen u jintaxxa lil-poplu.
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@demartino
Kemm ghandek memorja qassira mela meta strajkjaw tal-Linja ghal darba darbtejn mhux huma kienu, hbiebkom li llum spiccajtu ingannajtuhom ukoll flokk ghentuhom biex itejbu s-servizz taghhom.
Insejt l-ewwel spicca ta' EFA li kien iddikjara li jekk kulhadd iquk f'daqqa il-gvern jaqa. Insejt lil EFA jikser il-ligi u jghajjat biex hadd ma jiedhol ghax-xoghol fl'Imnarja meta ma kellux seta jghamel dan.
Taht il-labour ma kienx hemm bzonn stikes ghaliex gvern laburista kien qed johloq il-banek, is-SeaMalta,l-AirMalta,Freeport, etc kull haga li l-gvern mishut tieghek spicca biex jeqred halli jillapazza, ghaliex mhux kapaci jigverna minghajr ma jiddejjen u jintaxxa lil-poplu.
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Dan biex qed tistghageb Sur Mazzun? Fi zmien il-lejber miskin hu min kien jissogra jistrajkja! Illum jghajruk traditur, dak iz-zmien kienu jsawruk u jitfghuk 'il barra.
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AlPa what that they are doing. Alla jbierek workers strike all over Europe, yet in Malta they are branded as traitors if they say they are doing so, with warnings of national catastrophe if they actually strike. Unbelievable. Another classic example of a-la-carte entry in the EU. It seems we just wanted the money and comfort of a big club. http://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/il-pn-u-t-tahwid-fit-trasport-it-tieni-parti/
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Kif jghid il-Malti,is-sewwa dejjem rebah,u iz-zejt jitla f`wicc l-ilma!Keep it up ALPA,we support you,our national pride Airmalta and its workers.L-Maltin li mhumiex tradituri tal-pajjiz, qeghdin warajkom,min mhux ghaliex ghandu xjiggwadanja u interessi ohrajn!!
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Go on ALPA. In the event that Govt does not produce any solutions to your demands (which are also national demands after all), go ahead. After all it is no sin or crime to protest or strike for a just cause! All over Europe we see worker strikes and protests...so what' is so wrong to have them in Malta as far as they are legitimate and morally justified??? DIGNITY OF PEOPLE/WORKERS SHOULD ALWAYS COME BEFORE ECONOMY, PROFITS AND OTHER BLA BLA BLA!
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ALPA STICK TO YOUR GUNS, DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY ANYONE. TONIO IS WAITING FOR A VISION FROM THE HOLY MARY TO SHOW HIM THE WAY FORWARD. LET THEM STEW.
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Congratulations ALPA.
DO IT.
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@fehma w vuci. Keep on dreaming siehbi. As long as Malta is bipolar there won't be any change of attitude from both sides of the spectrum. When the PL is government, the PN opposition will become the NAY sayers and vice-versa. Even industrial actions. During the PN legislature, strikes are unheard of. But I'll bet my bottom euro, that when the PL is government, industrial actions and strikes will be frequent occurrences.
Joseph MELI •
Dear FEHMAWVUCI,
Pretty good comments if somewhat aggressive and ambitious for most tastes.However,you raise many valid and pertinent points and read MARLENE MIZZI's article in yesterday's Maltatoday for a true visionary's input.She should be one of our MEP's if not the PRIME MINISTER but to her eternal discredit she possesses way too much common sense and business acumen for the male "suits" occupying positions of power(both in business and politics) and she frightens them to death with her capabiliity and intelligence.Offer her the poisoned chalice of running Air Malta ,but sadly this will never happen as the governement would be scared shitless that she would make a success out of this pig's ear and show up the sheer incompetence and ineptiitude of the buffoons(government appointed kiss asses and stooges every one)inexplicably and unaccountably currently in charge .
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GOOD PLANNING ALPA.
It's all a matter of who blinks first and the Maltese people are confident that ALPA will hold it's ground come hell and high water.
This is one union that will not accept the pillage of Maltese assets that has been built with Maltese ambitions, hard work and sacrifices.
As with regards the BOV, there has not been too much good to say about this government entity lately.
The management of the Property Fund proved that this entity run by immoral government insiders have only one business strategy and that is for self indulgence at the trough of Malta and its gullible citizens.
Here is a moment in history like the uprising against Napolean, where the Maltese people must all come together with a show of support to deny this destructive administration from the continuation of dismantling the national assets.
First they must be stopped, then they will be investigated and charged for abuse of power and the bankruptcy of this nation for self indulgence.
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I have no doubt that money from the loan went to that well known philanthropist and generous spirit to people in need-BANK OF VALLETTA-but irrefutably proving it will be immensely difficult.Also whilst it is good to learn that ALPA are doing it properly and more crucially legally in registering their industrial dispute , what where the actual grounds or basis for such a dispute being lodged?Whilst fully suporting ALPA ,unlike some of their spineless and supposed brother union members,In both cases the Union must be on very solid ground with any accusations or reasons they regsister and disclose all facts publically.
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Good for you ALPA. You have our support against the excesses off this goverment. I hope that you succeed.
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Let's see who has the biggest balls now...
