The forceful message from the Government in the run-up to the meeting by Aerolíneas Argentinas: “Privatize or close”

“We are in the privatization process, it is one of the companies that has remained on the list and As soon as possible according to the proposals we have, we will carry it out.”said the official. Yesterday, the Government announced the dismissal of 15 workers who participated in the assemblies of the company that offers ramp service.

The Government deepens the conflict in the run-up to the meeting by Aerolíneas Argentinas

Both the Government and the aviation unions are up in arms over the operation of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Intercargo. In this scenario, members of the Aeronautical Personnel Association (APA), the Argentine Aircraft Association (AAA) and the Airline Pilots Association (APLA) will meet with libertarian officials this Friday at 3:00 p.m.

Before the key meeting, Mogetta analyzed the conflict at Aeroparque that occurred on Wednesday and assured that they will go for the privatization of Intercargo. “It is one of the companies that has remained on the list and as soon as possible according to the proposals we have we will carry it out,” he said in radio statements with Miter radio.

Regarding Aerolíneas Argentinas, the Secretary of Transportation warned: “Let’s go for privatization and if privatization does not happen, we will try to get the employees accept the administration of the company. And if they don’t accept it, it will close“.

“Argentine Airlines It will no longer have the funding that the State haswhich during Kirchnerism has cost the State 8 billion dollars,” the official added.

Regarding this afternoon’s meeting, and the Government’s request for a work plan in relation to the state company, Mogetta warned that, if the idea is not viable for the Government, “a crisis preventive procedurewhich is the measure we have to take due to the responsibility we have with the people who have already taken out tickets and must travel in the coming months.”

The key meeting between the Government and the aeronautical unions

After the tIntercargo workers will organize a surprise information meeting, the Government gave the aeronautical unions a deadline until this Friday to present a proposal so that Aerolíneas Argentinas operates normally and without conflicts. Otherwise, the libertarian administration warned that the company will close.

The appointment with the Association of Aeronautical Personnel (APA), the Argentine Association of Aeronauts (AAA) and the Association of Airline Pilots (APLA) is this Friday at 3:00 p.m. The Executive Branch demands a work plan so that the company operate no union conflicts and, if the idea does not convince him, he will promote a Crisis Preventive Plan that will end in its definitive closure.

In detail, this legal mechanism by which a company, for reasons of force majeure or for a cause not attributable to the employer, can reduce hours, suspend or dismiss employees with reduced compensation. This legislation operates under the orbit of the Ministry of Labor and it is mandatory for a company ceases operations.

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The statement from the aeronautical workers who denounced the “arbitrary” dismissal of an Intercargo employee.

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The Government’s ultimatum came after workers from the Intercargo company organized surprise information assemblies at the Jorge Newbery Airport this Wednesday at noon. The measure taken by the employees of the state company, which provides the ramp service, affected the normal operation of airlines such as Flybondi, JetSmart, Gol, Sky and Latam. In response, the libertarian administration announced the dismissal of 15 workers from the state company.

Intercargo employees assured that the forceful measure was taken because the company “decided to arbitrarily and without cause dismiss a worker from the Aeroparque base“. Contrary to what was stated by the Ministry of Transportation, the workers grouped in APA assured that the dismissal was a “provocation“.