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Article: Impending strike by Kenya's national carrier employees called off
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 19, 2005
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Impending strike by Kenya's national carrier employees called off
NAIROBI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan authorities on Tuesday
averted a looming strike by some 1,200 workers of Kenya's national
carrier, the Kenya Airways.
The Group Managing Director of Kenya Airways, Titus Naikuni, said
the airline was in a "dilemma" over the demands by a workers' union
seeking recognition from the management to represent its workers
after the union gave a 48-hour strike ultimatum.
But the Kenya Aviation and Allied Workers Union (KAAWU) Secretary-
General, Jimi Masege, called off the strike after consultations with
senior government officials which led to an agreement on outstanding
issues.
The workers ...