Apart from describing it as a "tools down protest", Nufam president Ismail Nasaruddin was unwilling to provide further details."Wait and see. Give us 48 hours first," he said during a press conference today.
If MAS do not heed the "tools down" protest, Nufam will lead a bigger protest at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport or outside the Khazanah Nasional headquarters.
Khazanah Nasional, the nation's sovereign wealth fund, is the owner of the ailing national carrier.
Additionally, Nufam also set two more conditions for MAS to avoid facing work disruptions.
Firstly, MAS must also re-negotiate the terms of contract with relevant unions, including Nufam, to ensure that employees will not be exploited.
Secondly, all axed MAS employees must be re-hired and offered a voluntary separation scheme instead of termination.
"We will continuously protest against MAS until we get results we want. What we want is engagement," said Ismail.
One-third shown door
MAS is undergoing a restructuring exercise which would result in about a third of its staff being axed in order to cut cost.
Two terminated MAS employees who refused to be named were also present at the press conference to relay their experiences.
One of them said she had just lost her husband to illness seven months ago and now has to support her eight-year-old daughter by herself.
A day after she returned from a flight on 3 June, she received a phone call telling her that she had been terminated with immediate effect.
When she asked why she had been terminated, she was not given an answer.
She had been working with MAS for 18 years, but took one and a half year of unpaid leave recently to care for her sick husband.
"I just want my job back for my daughter's future and my future," she cried.
'Henti buang pekerja atau kami henti buat kerja'
Presiden Nufam Ismail Nasaruddin, bagaimanapun tidak mau memberikan butiran lanjut mengenainya.
"Tunggu dan lihat. Beri kami 48 jam," katanya dalam sidang media hari ini.
Sekiranya MAS tidak memperdulikan protes itu, Nufam akan menerajui protes yang lebih besar di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur atau di luar ibu pejabat Khazanah Nasional.
Khazanah Nasional adalah pemilik syarikat penerbangan negara tersebut.
Selain itu, Nufam juga meletakkan dua syarat bagi MAS untuk mengelak berdepan dengan gangguan kerja.
Pertama, MAS juga perlu berunding semula syarat-syarat kontrak dengan kesatuan yang berkaitan, termasuk Nufam, untuk memastikan pekerja tidak dieksploitasi.
Kedua, semua pekerja MAS yang dipecat mesti diambil bekerja semula dan ditawarkan skim pemisahan sukarela dan bukannya ditamat perkhidmatan.
Katanya, mereka akan terus mengadakan bantahan sehingga mereka dapat keputusan yang mereka mahu.
MAS sedang dalam proses penyusunan semula yang akan mengakibatkan kira-kira satu pertiga kakitangannya dipecat dalam usaha untuk mengurangkan kos.
Dua pekerja MAS yang ditamatkan perkhidmatan mereka yang tidak mhu disebut nama, turut hadir dalam sidang akhbar itu untuk berkongsi pengalaman mereka.
Seorang daripadanya berkata dia baru sahaja kehilangan suaminya yang sakit tujuh bulan dan kini perlu menyara anak perempuan berusia lapan.
Sehari selepas dia pulang dari penerbangan pada 3 Jun, beliau menerima panggilan telefon memberitahu dia telah ditamatkan perkhidmatan serta me
rta.
Apabila dia bertanya mengapa perkhidmatannya ditamatkan, dia tidak diberi jawapan.
Beliau telah bekerja dengan MAS selama 18 tahun, tetapi mengambil cuti tanpa gaji selama satu setengah tahun baru-baru ini untuk menjaga suami yang sakit.
"Saya hanya mahu kerja saya balik untuk masa depan anak perempuan saya dan masa depan saya," katanya sambil menangis.
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