Unions continue four-day strike at Iberia in Reyes

Although the strike was called twice by the CCOO and UGT unions, and then by the USO, a single four-hour mediation meeting was held this Thursday with the participation of all the calling unions.

After no agreement was reached at the SIMA meeting, Iberia He was “deeply” saddened by the unions’ rejection He reiterated that he would cancel the strike and was ready for dialogue.

However, he warned that in order to move forward with any negotiations, he “maintained his basic condition that the strikes be canceled, which would cause unnecessary and unfair harm to the thousands of passengers returning on the dates in question.” “Holiday of the Three Kings”.

The airline also insisted that the transport industry adopt Convention V.”absolutely guarantees all workas well as all salary and extra salary conditions for life during the surrogacy process”.

UGT and CCOO announced last Friday that they would resume the strike they had originally planned. also for 29-31 December It was stated that negotiations with the company were stopped with the participation of the Ministry of Transport.

However, no agreement was reached in that forum either. They reignited their protestsThis incident occurred after Iberia lost its ‘carrying’ service at the country’s eight main airports (Barcelona, ​​Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, Alicante, Gran Canaria, Tenerife South, Ibiza and Bilbao); however, Madrid remained in the competition. It was flopped by Aena in September.

These forces Replacement of workers at each of the airports where Iberia will cease operations among companies that are winning everywhere (Globalia’s Groundforce, Aviapartners and Menzies).

The unions do not want this succession because it means leaving the Iberia umbrella, even though they are within the scope of the sector agreement, and they demand that the company carry out ‘automatic handling’ for all companies of the IAG group, to which it belongs together with the British. Airlines, Vueling, Aer Lingus and Level-.

However, the airline refuses this as it has higher costs than contracting the transportation service with third parties and guarantees: causes you to lose position with your competitors.

Following the decision by CCOO and UGT to continue mobilization, on December 23 the USO lost, among other things, IAG’s Iberia license.

USO stated after the event at SIMA: Iberia’s “absolutely uncompromising” positionHe even went further, stating that “either the strike was canceled before or they did not negotiate, which forces us to maintain our position, because this position seems unavailable to us.”

USO recalled that from the day it learned about the outcome of the handling competition, Iberia had said it could request automatic handling, but the company was on track to reverse Aena’s decision through appeal, and today the National Court learned this. He also lifted the injunctions.

“We We have never discussed legal action for the company. “This is if the USO considers that there are reasons that do not prevent us from requesting a Plan B (self-management of the group and/or UTE) in the event that this option is not effective, as time has shown,” the USO elaborated.

Strike in Platform Management Services in Barajas

In addition to the actions in Iberia, a strike is called by the UGT from 00:00 at the Platform Management Service (SDP) of the Adolfo Suárez-Madrid Barajas airport, where 35 workers are located. From 31 December to 7 January.

The service plays a “critical” role in the airport’s operations, being responsible for regulating the movement of surface flights from the two Barajas towers over a wide area covering 70% of the airport’s taxiways.

The problem arises after the service is handed over to Skyway in 2022. an offer 15% lower than that of the previous company and 30% lower than the starting pricewith.

This reduction resulted in the failure to maintain previous working conditions, taking advantage of the absence of succession and collective agreement, which is a fundamental service in the public interest.

UGT assures that SDP has experienced a growing deterioration in working conditions and service quality of various companies since 2011, which intensifies the problem with the current management of Skyway in the economic context of accumulated inflation of 24% since 2011.

“We do not have succession, we have to win it by auction in the courts. leaves us at the feet of bidding corporate interests“adds the union.