Serbaud Explained

Serbaud, short for Serikat Buruh Angkatan Udara ('Air Transport Workers Union'), was a trade union of air transport employees and workers in Indonesia. Serbaud was affiliated to the trade union centre SOBSI, which was linked to the Communist Party of Indonesia. Serbaud was estimated to have less than 3,000 members.^[1]

Around 1964 Serbaud propagated boycotts against Pan Am, refusing to service Pan Am flights.^[2] Moreover, Serbaud refused to service the aircraft chartered by the U.S. embassy.^[3] In December 1964 Serbaud organised protests outside the U.S. embassy, charging it with using a 'spy plane'.^[2]

Serbaud held its third congress 25–27 June 1965.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Hindley, Donald. The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 141
2. Indonesian Communism's "Revolutionary Gymnastics". Asian Survey. 5. 5. 217–232. 2642185. Van Der Kroef. Justus M.. 1965. 10.2307/2642185.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-12-02 . 2012-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306231032/http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/jebat/images/upload/Rohani%20Abd.%20Ghani%2034.pdf . dead .
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=_EnVAAAAMAAJ Summary of world broadcasts: The Far East. Weekly supplement