The strike was confirmed by the Argentine Airline Pilots Association (APLA). Strikes will be carried out until Saturday 28th.
The pilots of Argentine Airlines They confirmed a arrest nine hours for this Friday to demand a salary increase and the strike will be extended in stages until Saturday 28th.
“These are critical moments that require our greatest serenity. Company tries to divide us, but we have the experience to overcome this moment and leave behind the shameful salary level to which we have been led,” said the Association of Airline Pilots of Argentina (APLA).
And they added: “Given the evident lack of will on the part of Aerolíneas Argentinas to move forward with a salary recomposition that adjusts to inflationary indicators, we are going to deepen the union action measures. We have been patient, we have dialogued, but The company, as the only response to the conflict, sends the pilots a pamphlet that attempts to break the collective unity of its workers.”
“It’s shameful the salary level we’ve been brought to. Let’s not play their game. We have experience in this type of conflict.and together we will go through it once again. The strike will take place on Friday, September 6, from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m., on flights leaving AEP and EZE,” they explained in relation to the reasons behind the measure.
The Government reported that Aerolíneas Argentinas cut 13% of its workforce
On Wednesday, the Government also reported that Aerolíneas Argentinas had cut 13% of its workforce. In his usual press conference, the official from La Libertad Avanza (LLA) gave details of the cuts: “The company announced a few minutes ago that it has managed to cut 1,500 people from its workforce. Part of them were due to a voluntary retirement that the company made available to its employees, which means a 13% reduction in the plant and this reaches levels that other companies have.”
“Besides, Aerolíneas Argentinas reduced its deficit by 70% in the first half of the year “This winter was the first to generate genuine revenue in the last seven seasons. We are grateful for the efforts of the entire team that made this progress in the organization of the company possible,” he added.
The punctuality index for flights for airlines has been eliminated
The Government also eliminated the punctuality index for the airlines and described it as “hostile to companies“to the statistical evaluation system for compliance with the schedule of air operations. The resolution states that, since other organizations carry out the same monitoring, it is not necessary for the State to do so.
The measure was made official through the Resolution 290/2024 of the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) published this Thursday in the Official Gazette and bears the signature of the agency’s auditor, Maria Julia Lamb.
In this way, the punctuality action that fell on the flight companies is delayed and that Its main objective was to “transfer more information to users” and passengers contracting the air transport system.”
Source: Ambito
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