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NEWS & NOTES PAGE 15

News &

Notes

IFALPA NEGOTIATIONS SEMINAR IN KENYA

Report by Captain Sibusiso Nxumalo, South Africa

I attended the IFALPA Negotiations Seminar in
Nairobi hosted by KALPA 25-27 June 2019. The
professional development program welcomed four-
teen participants from six countries. Union represen-
tatives from Kenya Airways, Air Jamaica, Ethiopian
Airlines, Easy Jet, and South African Airways were in
attendance.

The seminar was insightful and specifically tailored
around the current state of airline affairs worldwide,
addressing the economic, political, and technologi-
cal impacts on the aviation industry globally. It high-
lighted the importance of industry knowledge and
how vital it is for union representatives to establish
mutually beneficial connections with other union
representatives for information sharing purposes.
It was a busy and exciting three days comprised of
presentations and live negotiation simulations.

We were in the very knowledgeable and experi-
enced hands of our two course instructors, Andrew
J. Shostack, a labor lawyer and Ana McAhron-Schulz,
an economist by profession, who have been con-
ducting these seminars for over 20 years. Individual
and group leadership skills and practices were the
core components identified as a trait to successful
Pilots Unions and Negotiations Committees.

Sincere thanks to KALPA, who did an exceptional job
as the hosts of the first Negotiations Seminar in the
AFI/MID Region. The course instructors encouraged
the rest of the African country representatives to
consider hosting the seminar in the near future.
Negotiations Seminar, Nairobi, Kenya

Negotiations Seminar, Nairobi, Kenya