EasyJet cabin crew calls for nine-day strike in July

At a press conference, Miguel Galán, USO at EasyJet Málaga, said that workers andThey demand the same salary conditions as their counterparts from other European countries such as France or Germany, his basic salary (excluding flight hours) is about 850 euros more than the wages in Spain, which is about 950 euros.

this afternoon, Initial negotiation in the Interfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA), A meeting that ended “without a deal,” despite the union and the airline’s tendency to continue negotiations until June 30, according to the USO.

Therefore, the union waiting for EasyJet to arrive before the meeting, “reasonable position” continues to call for strike.

The airline made net sYour call disappointed you unemployment “at such a critical time for the industry,” in particular, they say they have made “significant” progress towards a new collective bargaining agreement.

Therefore, the company hopes that USO will return. negotiations to continue to maintain a “constructive” dialogue.

40% salary increase

Crew members working in Spain, A salary increase of approximately 40% of the basic salary, The amount, which is currently 950 euros, to which flight times should be added, is barely enough to pay the rent or mortgage in Barcelona, ​​Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, according to Galán.

Also, the union asks: an increase in base salary does not mean a cut in flight hoursthe inclusion of the severance bonus in the payment, the salary increase of the IPC for the duration of the contract, or the limitation of flight hours in favor of, among other things, the rest of the crew.

The strike will take place in Istanbul El Prat, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca airports Galán apologized to passengers, who did not disclose how many flights would be affected on 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 29, 30 and 31 July.

If the company, on its own behalf, is carried out at the end of the strike, At that time, “some interruptions are anticipated” to round trips to and from Malaga, Palma and Barcelona.

“EasyJet plans to run its full (flight) program today,” The airline also reassured its customers that they would do “everything possible to minimize any disruption”.

They also called for a strike. The cabin crew of Irish airline Ryanair are in this case for this week.the next 24, 25, 26 and 30 June and 1 and 2 July, 16 June at the meeting held at SIMA upon failure to reach an agreement with the company representative.

Strikes were called at the airline’s ten bases in Spain: Madrid, Malaga, Seville, Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, ​​Girona, Santiago de Compostela, Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca.