Iberia Ground Staff to Strike Weekly from 3rd February
January 19th, 2012
Iberia’s Intercenter Committee, which represents the ground workers of Iberia Airlines, on Tuesday approved an indefinite strike call for the airline, to take place every Monday and Friday from 3rd February. This is in addition to a further 3 days of strikes already planned for January, on 25th, 27th and 29th.
The creation of Iberia Express, a subsidiary of Iberia Airlines, for short and medium haul flights, is causing an unprecedented unity among the various groups of workers of the company. The proposal to mobilise the strike won the vote of 5 of the union representatives of the UGT, 4 from the CCOO, and one each from the USO and the CGT. For its part, the maintenance technicians union (Asetma) abstained from the vote while waiting to consult among its members, while the minority union, CTA, were the only ones who voted against.
This group is asking Iberia to extend their guarantees of employment agreements until 31st December, 2015, because they believe the creation of Iberia Express will affect their current employment agreements, which are in force until 31st December, 2012.
Their position is not as radical as the pilots union SEPLA, which opposes the creation of Iberia Express, because in its view, it’s illegal to violate its collective bargaining agreement.
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