Commitment or not, Air France pilots remain on strike – The Latest News

Commitment or not, Air France pilots remain on strike – The Latest News

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09/25/14 – 15u22 Source: Belga © AFP.

The pilots of Air France remain on strike today, despite the concession of the management to storage. controversial Transavia lowcost project That was one of the main demands of the strikers, but by continuing the action one hopes for even more concessions. This afternoon resume negotiations with the management.

The strike at Air France began on 15 September. Every day thousands of flights should be removed, this will cost the airline they say 15 to 20 million per day.

yesterday announced the management that

they would withdraw. Expanding Transavia It was the intention to make personnel, which would lead to cheaper labor contracts. Elsewhere in Europe employs That decision has now been withdrawn, CEO Alexandre de Juniac urged the pilots to return to go to work. “There is no reason to stop, because one should not be afraid of offshoring,” he said.

But the strikers want to know not stop. They want to see even more demands met, such as better working conditions for the French Transavia pilots. Union SNPL called to continue until September 30th. Today on strike All will be this afternoon from 15 hours or renegotiated with the management.

The strike at Air France is the longest since 1998 with the company.