Paris (AFP) – The strike by Air France pilots is already the longest since 1998, and the outlook does not seem to emerge for the company Friday, the discussions were at a standstill and the day of Saturday promised to be even more complicated for passengers.
For the first day of the weekend and sixth day of the war, 45% of flights must be guaranteed with a strike rate still estimated at 60% of numbers that do not change.
the conflict could still harden and overstay social movement ten days of 1998.
The second pilot union at Air France ( SPAF) has already decided on Friday to extend his two-day notice, initially scheduled until Monday, extending the duration of the strike to 24.
The AF SNPL Alpa (majority) must in turn announce Saturday if its members decide to extend the strike until 26, after a referendum in which more than 70% of drivers, according to Jean-Louis Barber, president of the union. The SNPL, the notice ran until Monday, has already filed a new preventive notice from 23 to 26, but the decision will be made on Saturday, “according to the result,” said Mr Barber told AFP.
In a statement, the management of Air France “deplored” the new Friday night notice the first pilot union.
“Air France is constantly interact with its pilots to to reach an agreement for growth and competitiveness of the group, “said Frederic GAGEY CEO of Air France, the statement said. “I regret that our concrete proposals to reassure our pilots did not find any reasonable answer to this day,” he added.
The conflict crystallizes around the low cost group Transavia.
To compete, the AF-KLM group wants to expand the fleet of the company in France by attracting volunteers from Air France. He also wants to open new bases in Europe Transavia in 2015, with pilots under local contracts
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But unions fear a “social dumping” and “offshoring” to the detriment of French jobs
“The drivers are all favorable to the development of Transavia France, but not n. ‘anyhow and not by outsourcing our jobs, “said on Friday AFP Mr. Barber.
After Tuesday proposed to temporarily limit the spread of Transavia France to 30 aircraft in 2019 Air France has put on the table Wednesday night a second offer: an agreement delimiting activities Transavia with unions
“grossly inadequate” proposal for the SNPL and “not acceptable” for. SPAF.
“I have to wonder if there is really (in unions) a willingness to negotiate,” commented Thursday the CEO of Air France KLM, Alexander Juniac recalling that the strike is costing every day “10 to 15 million euros,” the company “was released barely head above water.”
The CEO rejected the union’s request for a contract single driver for large airplanes of all group companies and discussions took airs dialogue of the deaf.
On Friday, a source close to the company said it was “not much hope” adding, “we are facing a wall and can be done against a wall?” and it was “likely” the continuation of the strike.
Management “remains in its provocations and no real proposals that work”, denounced his part Mr. Barber, the spokesman for SPAF deploring its part the absence of “serious proposals”.
Sign of the atmosphere within the company, the SPAF also accused Air France of “hijack” the Diard law regulating the right to strike in the air transport and assigned the company to court. A “particularly abusive” approach to counsel for Air France. The decision was taken under advisement to 24 September.
As for airports, the cancellation rate exceeded 50% Friday, in some cities like Toulouse (70%), Lille (75%) , Marseille (75%) or Montpellier (60%). However, the situation remained calm so far, no flight was canceled and passengers hot being warned beforehand.
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