Leaders of the aeronautical unions of the state company, headed by Pablo Biro, met this Thursday with national legislators from UP for ask them for “collaboration” to “generate an instance of dialogue” with the Government, which pursues resolve the situation with Aerolíneas Argentinas.
The unionists attended the Congress After the announcement the Government that he had started negotiations with Latin American companies to take charge of the aeronautical company.
Biro, head of the Association of Pilots of Airlines (APLA), led the meeting, which was also attended by the General Secretaries of the Union of Senior and Professional Personnel of Commercial Aerospace Companies (UPSA); Raúl Fernández, from the Argentine Association of Flight Attendants (AAA), Juan Pablo Brey; from ATE Anac, Marcelo Belelli, and the deputy secretary of the Association of Aeronautical Personnel (APA), Rafael Mella.
During the meeting with the deputies of union extraction Sergio Palazzo and Vanessa Siley They analyzed the wage conflict they have with the Government and “What contribution can Congress make to resolve the conflict?”the sources said.
One of the alternatives that it handles UP is to ask the presidents of the Transport and Labor Legislation commissions, Pamela Verasay (UCR) and Martin Tetaz (UCR), respectively, which are call on the authorities of Aerolíneas Argentinas and the unions to “explore some kind of dialogue” that allows to solve the serious crisis in the company.
Pablo Biró, in the midst of the aeronautical conflict: “The Government politicizes a salary claim”
Earlier, Biró defended the wage claim being made by the aeronautical unions by saying that it is “strictly salary-related” and blamed the Government for “politicizing the issue.”
“The one who politicizes the issue is the Government that He doesn’t call us to meetings, he has no vocation and that is announcing that wants to sell a flagship airline that Congress told him he can’t sell“, he said in relation to the steps that the libertarian administration has already started to privatize the airline.
Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni said at a press conference on Thursday that “due to the persistent strikes that affected nearly 40 thousand passengers, The Government has started talks with several private Latin American companies to take charge of Aerolíneas Argentinas in case the extortions continue.”
During the meeting that the unions representing pilots from Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral are holding this Thursday at the headquarters of the Pilots’ Union in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Almagro, the union leader spoke to the press and announced that they will resort to justice if necessary.
“We will wait for Justice to decide on each of the actions, we will defend ourselves within the law with each of the tools we have.“, he warned.
The Government has started talks with private companies to operate Aerolíneas Argentinas
The visit of the union members to the Congress It was given in parallel to the warning issued by the Government regarding the privatization of the company. Top officials said today that they are in Conversations with Latin American companies to advance a kind of concession for domestic flights Argentine Airlines.
The inner circle of the libertarian administration held a meeting this Thursday in view of the aeronautical conflict, which was attended by the General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei, the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo; the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Interior, Lisandro Catalan; the owner of the company, Fabian Lombardo; the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo; and the spokesman, Manuel Adorni.
Between coffees and energy drinks shared in Catalán’s office, they decided to inform, through the presidential spokesman, that the Government maintains talks with “several private Latin American companies” to hand over the operations of Aerolíneas Argentinas “in case the extortions continue.”
“We are going to go all out with the aeronautical pickets, this has to be made very clear, it is a decision of the President and the entire national cabinet,” said the official.
Source: Ambito
