first union among air traffic controllers waives its strike notice (AFP / File / Francois Guillot)
The first union of air traffic controllers lifted Monday its new strike threat after Thursday after getting negotiate categorical agreements, but it keeps the suspense for the end of the month in the insurance “firm.”
With two zones (A and C) on holiday weekends Next, a new movement of air traffic controllers promised a beautiful mess in the sky
The first episode of the discontent of the controllers had led two difficult days, Wednesday and Thursday for thousands of passengers. between 40 and 50% preemptively canceled flights and many delays taking off in most major French airports.
In the end, more than 1,300 canceled flights and lost revenues exceeding € 20 million for the national airline, according to an estimate by the National Federation of the commercial aviation (FNAM.)
The movement initiated by the SNCTA (first union, 49.8% of the vote among the controllers) had been followed by more than one switcher four within the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA ).
The union had filed three strike notice. He lifted the second (16 to April 18) after a meeting at the DGAC convened Monday afternoon at the initiative of the Secretary of State for Transport.
The governing body had asked DGCA to propose a “frame” and “method of social negotiation, adapted to the air traffic control business,” to take into account “the specific” trades of ATC Engineers (ICNA).
This was for the controllers union a major issue when civil aviation and the government are considering a more flexible and productive work reorganization, in order to meet seasonal peaks of activity more marked.
A recent report submitted to the government advocates increasing the number of shifts working controllers with dense periods, while shortening their duration. And reduce their number in calm weather
-. Still a third notice –
Rather favorable, however, the union claimed the right to lead a negotiation in body controllers, and not globally DGAC where it is only the third representative organization. It calls for wage counterparts. The SNCTA also wanted to discuss support measures to decrease from 57 to 59 years of age to check-out the retirement of controllers.
“We DGAC submitted a document that gives us satisfaction”, “considering the progress made by the government, we raise the notice of the 16, 17 and 18 April,” AFP Roger Rousseau, national secretary of SNCTA, after this meeting.
In its proposal, seen by AFP, the DGAC proposes to retain in the future “three levels of negotiations” within the DGAC, one for dealing with “typical business problems “at a” body “in particular.
The other two levels are the level “global DGAC” and an intermediate level, called “national service” for “own themes to DSNA”, Directorate of Air Navigation services, one of the three poles of the DGAC to which the air traffic control.
The DGAC has 11,500 employees including 4,000 air traffic controllers.
According to the SNCTA, USAC-CGT union at second controllers but first representative organization at the global level to the DGAC, has “very, very bad reaction” and left the meeting.
“Given the turn of the meeting,” the SNCTA decided to maintain its notice filed April 29 to May 2 until it has not been assured that the proposal put on the table by the DGAC “firm and final” says Rousseau.
The union controllers, fearing an intervention of the CGT to “break the momentum” obtained Monday intends prevent “back” of the government. This notice is “our assurance” that the promise “will be implemented,” said the spokesman.
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