Verdi, the union of the first European transport group of transport, is at the origin of this call for the mobilization of staff, “to increase pressure” on management, while it requires an increase of 9.5 % wages.
Le Monde with AFP
New delays and cancellations to be expected in European sky Wednesday July 27. One of the main unions of the Lufthansa company called the ground staff on a strike on Wales on Monday, announcing “numerous delays and cancellations” in an already tense for aviation in Europe.
The Verdi union launched this call for the period of 3:45 am on Thursday 6 in the morning “to increase the pressure” on management while it requires a 9.5 % increase in wages , according to a press release.
The first European air transport group has not detailed at this stage the consequences that this strike will have for passengers, when travelers are already faced with long expectations in airports and flight cancellations in series, due to a lack of personnel affecting the airline. 2>
nearly 6,000 flights already canceled this summer by the company
The German company has already canceled some 6,000 flights this summer, while the first German airport, in Frankfurt, intends to lighten the schedule to “stabilize the air operations more”, strongly disrupted for vacation departures.
On Wednesday, the strike will concern employees on the ground, especially in maintenance, but also drivers of aircraft towing vehicles, essential to the proper functioning of the airport.
“The situation in airports degenerates and employees are increasingly under pressure and overloaded due to a large lack of personnel, high inflation and the absence of increase for three years”, noted Christine Behle, vice-president of the union. More than 7,000 employees are currently lacking in the German airline sector, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW) published at the end of June.
Since the lifting of health restrictions, at the beginning of the year, airlines and airports have struggled to meet high demand after two years of trafficking in the COVVI-19 crisis, during which the sector has Lost many employees.
In France, two agreements to revalue all minimum wages in air transport and simplify the classification grid of the branch were signed by the social partners, Wednesday July 20.