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Kenya Airways strike called off, pay plan agreed

Published 08/16/2009, 03:34 AM
Updated 08/16/2009, 03:36 AM
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* All staff to report to work by 2100 GMT

* Union agrees to 20 percent pay hike

* No victimisation of striking workers

NAIROBI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Striking workers of Kenya Airways , part-owned by Air France-KLM , on Sunday called off a two-day strike after reaching an agreement with management on a pay hike.

Flights from its main Nairobi hub were delayed on Friday and Saturday as some 3,000 workers went on strike to press for a 130 percent pay hike.

"The Aviation and Allied Workers Union (AAWU) has called off their strike after reaching an amicable agreement with Kenya Airways management," a statement from the two bodies said.

"All staff will be required to resume duty by 6 p.m. (2100 GMT) today," it said.

The pay plan includes among other things an interim wage award of 10 percent for the first year and 10 percent for the second year -- a total of 20 percent for the review period, it said.

The east African nation's industrial court had approved a request this week by the airline stopping its workers from going on strike until the court heard the pay dispute. [ID: nLB10862]

"All dismissal letters issued to employees ... and any cases in court against the union officials and other staff brought up by Kenya Airways related to the strike will be withdrawn," the statement said.

The airline's flights to the coastal city of Mombasa, Kisumu, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Addis Ababa and Entebbe were delayed. [ID:nLE331427]

"Unfortunately Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is very crowded with delayed passengers as result of the cancelled flights," CEO Titus Naikuni said in a statement.

Kenya Airways is one of the continent's leading carriers along with Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways.

The action by some 3,000 cabin crew, ground staff and engineers came after it reported its first full year loss since being privatised in 1996 due to fuel hedge losses. [ID:nL58257] (Reporting by Wangui Kanina; editing by Jeremy Laurence)

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