After reaching an agreement with the aeronautical unions that had been in conflict for months with Argentine Airlinesthe Secretary of Transportation, Franco Mogettahighlighted the closing of the negotiation and assured that “for the first time in history, a government stood in defense of the coffers of the State and the citizens“.
In that sense, he considered that it is a “historic agreement” because he pointed out that in the past, when negotiating with the unions, the opposite had been done: “granting more and more privileges in the face of the onslaught of the unions.” He added that from this new arrangement he will “change reality so that the airline industry can develop once and for all and generate better service at more reasonable prices.”
At the same time, he stressed that throughout the long months of failed negotiations and union force measures imposed sanctions against staff that he carried them out with “suspensions and discounts of days to those who did this barbarity of leaving people locked up.”
“Us we stood firm always from the beginning and I think it was a process in which the internal discussion matured a little, which the unions had also had internally with their own bases and they realized that Javier Milei was not going to have his arm twisted with the traditional methods,” he said.
Franco Mogetta assured that the Government’s objective continues to be to privatize Aerolíneas Argentinas
On the other hand, he referred to the future of the flag airline and said that the Government’s objective remains the same, “to remove the State from the role of businessman, privatize it completely“.
In this regard, he continued: “We do not take into account what the unions say, It is a decision of the sole shareholder of the company.which is the National State, so It is not something that we have to consult with the unions. We try to listen to people who work and who work responsibly. And the truth is that the majority of workers who carry out their tasks in a professional mannerwith responsibility, what they want is to work. So if the employer is private or state, the majority of “common workers don’t care”.
Argentine Airlines: the agreement between the Government and the unions
After days of negotiations, Aerolíneas Argentinas reported that it closed the conflict with its unions with important “advances that will improve the company’s productivity and will limit benefits that were outside industry standards.” In addition, a salary increase of one 16%.
The agreement was signed by representatives of the Association of Airline Pilots (APLA), the Argentine Association of Aircraft Pilots (AAA) and the Aeronautical Personnel Association (APA). Furthermore, the Aeronautical Technical Personnel Association (APTA) and the Union of Senior and Professional Personnel of Aerocommercial Companies (UPSA) They also accepted the offer, with new conditions that will imply greater flexibility in tasks and modifications.
As detailed, the staff of the APLA guild like all the company’s senior staff and retired pilots will lose confirmed business class vacation tickets for themselves and their immediate family members. In this line of agreement, both pilots and crew accepted replace the transfer in remis with a per diem scheme which will begin to be implemented once the high summer season ends.
The work schedule, in addition, will begin only when the personnel have arrived at the terminals airports and not during their transfer, as was the case until now.
In reference to the efficiency and productivity of the company, mechanics and ramp personnel may be moved between hangars and work lines according to the need for personnel, a historically conflictive point. Furthermore, the staff of check in lifted its blockade on the self-service terminals and the system automatic baggage clearancewhile the crew members accepted that the company implements a on-board sales of products.
Source: Ambito
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