Employees have called off proposed strike: AI

Air India today said its employees withdrew a proposed strike after the national carrier "amicably resolved" their salary concerns, ending weeks of uncertainty for passengers booked on the carrier.

Air India said on Friday its employees withdrew a proposed strike after the national carrier "amicably resolved" their salary concerns, ending weeks of uncertainty for passengers booked on the carrier.

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"The matter has been amicably resolved, with Air India assuring the unions of payments of salary and allowances as per agreed timeline," Air India said in a statement.

A joint forum of various unions, associations and guilds of Air India wrote to the company's chairman last week threatening a strike if their salaries were not paid, aviation minister Ajit Singh told lawmakers on Wednesday.