Court summons Kenya pilots' union over strike

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The Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) launched the strike at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Saturday, defying a court order issued last week against the industrial action.

NAIROBI - A Nairobi court on Monday summoned officials from the Kenyan pilots' union behind an ongoing strike that has left thousands of Kenya Airways passengers stranded, as the airline cancelled most of its flights.

The airline known as KQ also upped the ante in the dispute by announcing it was ending its recognition of the union and withdrawing from their collective bargaining deal because of KALPA's "wilful and malicious acts". The airline, which is part owned by the government as well as Air France-KLM, is one of the biggest in Africa, connecting multiple countries to Europe and Asia.

KALPA has not responded directly to the government warning but said Monday it had been "working tirelessly to resolve the issues at hand".

 

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