The Assembly of Shareholders of Aerolíneas Argentinas expelled Biró from the board of directors for having “behavior contrary to what was expected.” The pilots union reaffirmed its commitment to defending labor rights in the aviation sector.
The Airline Pilots Association (APLA), announced today that it will begin legal actions to challenge the expulsion of the head of that union, Pablo Biró, from the board of directors of Aerolíneas Argentinas, after the company’s shareholders’ meeting made that decision.
The union indicated in a statement that “this fact adds to a long series of hostile actions against the aeronautical unions”. APLA decided to “take legal action to challenge the aforementioned assembly, reaffirming its commitment to the defense of labor rights in the airline sector”.
In addition, they pointed out the international support and solidarity, and of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF). The leader announced that he will challenge the assembly, so the situation will be defined through the judicial means.
The company announced the dismissal through a release: “At the request of the main shareholder of Aerolíneas Argentinas, the national State, the members of the shareholders’ assembly voted in favor of the expulsion of Biró of the company’s board of directors for having repeatedly acted unfairly and against the interests of the company it represents”.
In the announcement released this afternoon, they highlighted that Biró had in recent months “a contrary behavior as expected from a member of the Aerolíneas Argentinas board of directors” in his “double role as leader of the APLA union and as director of the company for the class B shares of the Participated Ownership Program.
However, for APLA is so great “the magnitude of the subjugation of the labor rights and unions that, during the ITF International Congress 2024, held two days ago in Morocco, the risks for the airline industry and national sovereignty in Argentina”.
Within the threats and dangers that they name, they emphasize the inclusion of “attempts to restrict the right to strikethe negative to establish fair wages and employment plans privatization of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Intercargo”.
Source: Ambito
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