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EVENTS

Seminar on Umbrella Organisations

During 22-23 February 2018, at the Sheraton Zagreb Hotel in Croatia, IFALPA was invited to participate in a Seminar on Umbrella
Organisations. Organized by CroALPA (Hrvatski Sindikat Prometnih Pilota - HSPP) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA),
IFALPA had the opportunity to share experiences with European colleagues from ANPAC Italy, VC Germany, FPU Denmark, SKOZ
(Cabin Crew Union), SRAZ (Zagreb Airport Union) HSSKL (Air Traffic Controllers Union), NHS (Independent Trade Unions of
Croatia), and ORCA (Croatia Airlines Trade Union).

The event focused on the benefits and advantages of having an umbrella organisation that unites all aviation workers in solidarity
within a country. The seminar discussed the many advantages of creating umbrella organisations; Aviation workers benefit from an
environment that provides enhanced leverage when negotiating with airline management, aviation authorities and Government
representatives in general.

Captain Otjan de Bruijn (ECA Vice-President/IFALPA EVP EUR) and Ms. Sarah Kamer (ECA Industrial Policy Advisor) presented
together. They focused on general principles and strategies of lobbying, media campaigning and tools to influence and convey interests
and ideas amongst aviation stakeholders. Keeping membership informed and engaged in a supportive manner was another important
focus of the two-day seminar.
Mr. Philip Küpper, legal advisor to VC Germany, shared a thorough review of the association’s experience with Lufthansa
management. He explained how the negotiation process positively changed when applying the Harvard Negotiation Project principles.

IFALPA´s position is to encourage all Member Associations to make every effort to cooperate externally and internally in order to
negotiate with one voice with airline management, preventing pitting one group against another and a subsequent “race to the bottom”.

The Federation encourages all Member Associations to participate in this type of seminar whenever possible. IFALPA offers a variety
of professional development programs each year. Please consult http://ifalpa.org/professional-development.html for more information.

InterPilot | The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA ISSUE 2 | 2018