ATS workers victimisation claims disputed by ATS Employees Trust

Air Terminal Services workers that have acknowledged their illegal walkout and have returned to work are claiming there are others like them who want to return but are afraid of victimisation from their striking colleagues and Union Officials.

A statement released by ATS today says those workers returning to work claim that they were influenced, misguided or misinformed resulting in the action they took.

According to ATS, 17 people have returned to work so far.

But this has been disputed by the Secretary of the ATS Employees Trust, Vili Finau who says there is no victimisation from Federated Airlines Staff Association, locked out workers or other union representatives.

He also says that a statement by ATS saying most locked out workers are now staying home is incorrect.

He says they are also working with their different representatives to verify how many workers have agreed to the conditions and returned to work.

Finau says the proposal they have offered to the Minister for Employment Jone Usamate is for the ATS management to let everyone in, without any conditions and the Executives of the Union and ATS Employees Trust sit with the ATS management and talk about the issues.