CA talks `broken down’

CYPRUS Airways pilots’ union Pasipy said yesterday negotiations for renewal of their collective agreement with the airline had broken down.

A union statement said an impasse had been reached in the negotiations, and laid the blame at the door of the Labour Ministry.

The union complained that talks had been going on for 11 months without success, and it accused the ministry of taking the company’s side.

“We cannot allow our goodwill to be interpreted or allowed to be used as weakness,” the Pasipy statement said.

It added that the union has no other option but to leave open the possibility of taking measures to protect the interests of its members.

No one was available to comment from the airline’s management.

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