Workers within the air hub community can now identify and approach union leaders beyond their own unions for employment related assistance.
On 11 December 2020, during their annual tripartite dialogue, the NTUC Aerospace & Aviation (A&A) Cluster launched their new cluster badge/pin that will help identify union leaders within the cluster.
The dialogue was attended by Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung, as well as NTUC Deputy Secretary-General Cham Hui Fong.
A&A Cluster Chairman Ong Hwee Liang said the badges/pins will be distributed to all union executive committee members, branch officials and delegates within the A&A Cluster.
“The collar pin symbolises the solidarity of the nine unions within aerospace and aviation cluster with workers in the Air Hub community,” said A&A Cluster Mr Ong.
“It marks a significant milestone for the unions as we go beyond our individual union identities and come together with likeminded sisters and brothers from the LM [Labour Movement] family to synergise efforts to better engage and assist all working people.”
The Aerospace & Aviation Cluster badge that will be donned by the cluster's union representatives.
During a telephone interview, Ms Cham said that A&A Cluster had been deliberating with the idea of a cross-union support for quite some time now.
“Under the cluster concept, when we talk about one air hub community, we mean to say that all [A&A] members are our members, regardless if you are under the SIASU [Singapore Airlines Staff Union] or SATSWU [Singapore Airport Terminal Services Workers Union],” she explained.
Stating that many union leaders are familiar with the various workers working on the ground, it made sense to allow these workers to approach the union leaders should they have any employment related issue, regardless if they were from the same union.
“Basically, we just want workers to know that as long as they [persons bearing the A&A badges] are part of the leadership, you can approach them for help,” she clarified.
However, if a worker requires union representation to speak to their management, the union leaders, if they are from a different union, will still refer the worker to their respective union representatives.
