After the ultimatum of Government, that threatened to close the company, the authorities of Argentine Airlines They will meet again with representatives of the Association of Airline Pilots (APLA), the Argentine Association of Aeronauts (AAA) and the Association of Aeronautical Personnel (APA). After the meeting they had last Friday, the “truce” continues in the midst of a strong conflict with the unions over salary claims.
Each union will have a separate meeting and what may happen there is uncertain. In any case, it is expected that as long as negotiations continue there are no new force measures that generate new inconveniences with flight scheduling.
In turn, within the unions themselves there is uncertainty on how to move forward with wage claims. On the one hand, there is growing discontent on the part of users due to the inconveniences generated by the latest measures and at the same time, behind closed doors there is also dissent regarding the escalation of the level of the protest. Although everyone agrees in the defense of salaries, in the necessary recovery of their purchasing power, the forms were distorted and there are already many, like the case of the union headed by Ricardo Cirielli, who demonstrated against the fight plan implemented by APLA, AAA and APAbecause they understand that, in this way, They are “playing into the hands” of the Government in their attempts to privatize Aerolíneas Argentinas and Intercargo.
There is no law because Congress still discussed the projects under debate and there is no buyer, because under current conditions, as an industry businessman said, “Airlines, free, it’s expensive.” The insistence of the Government of modifying the Collective Bargaining Agreements to “reduce” the privileges that Aerolíneas employees have is a step in that direction.
The real and concrete thing is that, if today the Government decided not to contribute another weight to Airlines, it would stop operating in a short time. But if that happened, A connectivity gap would be generated that would be impossible to remedy in the short and medium term.because there is no company that has the number of planes available that would be needed to cover the gap that Aerolíneas would leave.
The outlook is uncertain on both sides, so extreme positions only achieve general harm to both parties, with a third party involved: the user.
Negotiation between the Government and the aeronautical unions advances
The last meeting between Government and the unions was last Friday, the deadline that the national administration had given to present a proposal for Aerolíneas Argentinas to operate normally and without conflicts. “It was positive“, the union members agreed once the meeting was over.
The meetings take place in the building Argentine Airlines in Aeroparque. As long as the negotiation continues, APLA, led by Pablo Biró, undertook not to carry out forceful measures.
“The meeting was on good terms, perhaps with harsh concepts”he pointed out Mateo Ferreriaunion secretary of APLA. Biró and government officials were not present, but the president of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Fabián Lombardo, was.
“We believe it was a positive meeting, We brought a comprehensive proposal as requested by the Government for certain improvements that they believe have to start happening and they received them in a good way,” Ferrería explained.
The company made its proposals which will be analyzed by APLA. “They are productivity and conventional measures that we have been talking about with the company recently,” said Ferrería.
Source: Ambito
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