VIDEOS – The management of Air France abandoned the project of creation of Transavia Europe under pressure from the government. Discussions will resume this afternoon. Meanwhile, the strike continues.
The Air France pilots’ unions and the leaders agreed to sit around the table Wednesday evening to end the strike that began there a week and a half. Air France, whose leadership has gained the support of Matignon, drops plans for creation of Transavia Europe, the low cost subsidiary outside France. Negotiations have started on the night of Wednesday to Thursday between Air France management and pilots, who have made a “cons-proposal” acutellement studied by management. They are scheduled to resume in early afternoon, according to the first pilot union, which maintains the strike “for the moment.”
The negotiations focus on the conditions of the rise of Transavia France, who must spend 14 to 37 aircraft and allow the creation of 1,000 jobs in France, including 250 pilots. “The Air France plans to develop a low-cost activity is vital for the company,” judge a government source, adding that “this can not be done with the conditions of service of Air France pilots’ .
The decision to withdraw the plan Transavia Europe came after a day of confusion Wednesday. The Secretary of State for Transport said in effect that morning on RMC Europe Transavia was abandoned by management. But a few minutes later, the CEO of Air France, Frédéric GAGEY, saying instead on Europe 1 that he was still topical … Then radio silence, both on Air France that the government side, even after lunch meeting between Manuel Valls and the CEO of Air France-KLM, Alexander Juniac.
After the demonstration of 300 pilots Tuesday before the Assembly, it was the turn of 500 to 600 employees to march Wednesday outside the headquarters of their company in Roissy request stop the strike. “This must stop, says Beatrice Lestic CFDT Air France group Figaro . This strike is losing too much money. Employees know they will present their bill and that there will be no increase in wages, while the return to profitability expected by the end of the year gave hope. “
In addition to the event, a petition of employees has been put online. It collected 4,000 signatures, as many as the entire workforce of the company pilots. “There are about 2,500 strikers, while we are 47,000 watching what seems to be a farce,” exclaims a part of Air France angry.
For these employees aghast, pilots managed a coup communication uphill hairpin the risk of social dumping and relocation issues entirely absent from negotiations when the strike notice was filed drivers. “They want the head of Alexander Juniac succumbing again to their guilty pleasure: show they run the company!” Analyzes an employee
Now that Transavia Europe is sacrificed, the drivers. will have to play their part. Will they agree to return to their original claim: the creation of a unique group of drivers for all group companies (including Transavia) the terms of Air France? Another demand drivers, change device type on Transavia, that is to say, the deployment of A320 instead of the Boeing 737 currently used. It is not certain that these key subjects for their corporation are in parentheses. Strikers had the “skin” of Transavia Europe can not have it both ways. The government has been invited into the management of the company, but he made it clear he does not provide support to new demands of the drivers.
No comments:
Post a Comment