The pilots at Brussels Airlines are threatening new strikes from March 23, for four days in a row and once or twice a month. The unions said this on Monday evening. Brussels Airlines warns that the entire company is being endangered in this way.
Source: BELGA
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There is a social conflict going on at the airline about higher wages. The pilots argue that they lost wages during the corona crisis and that they want to recoup their wages now that the airline is doing better. Brussels Airlines has made a proposal, but it is not enough for the pilots.
Actions will be possible from March 23, ACV Puls secretary Jolinde Defieuw confirms. “A strike notice has been filed.” According to Didier Lebbe of the French-speaking Christian employee union CNE, passengers will be informed at least a week in advance.
The pilots at Brussels Airlines already stopped work in mid-January.
Cabin crew
There is social unrest not only among the pilots, but also among the airline’s cabin crew. They have also already taken action for higher wages and less work pressure, and “there is a real chance that the cabin crew will take action again in the near future,” said ACV secretary Defieuw. According to CNE trade unionist Lebbe, this could also involve four-day strikes, together with the pilots or alternately.
Brussels Airlines announced an operating profit of 53 million euros last week, a record. At the same time, the company warned that the situation is still fragile.
Brussels Airlines repeated this message on Monday in response to the pilots’ strike notice. “After four years of heavy losses, we were finally able to present another positive annual result last week. However, a profitable year – with a margin of just over 3 percent – is not enough to undo all the efforts of recent years. There is a major proposal on the table. More strikes will not result in a higher proposal, it will only damage the entire company. We call on the unions to take their responsibility and no longer cling to unrealistic proposals. We deeply regret this announcement from the pilot unions as it puts the entire company at risk.”
2024-03-11 18:50:21
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