it starts this sunday 10-day strike period among cabin crew (TCP) of the Iberian Express summoned by the USOin a protest demanding a salary increase in the negotiation of the deal that the other headquarters CC.OO. represented in the company had moved away from.
After an unsuccessful attempt to converge positions on the negotiating table of the II Iberia Express TCP Agreement this Friday, the USO continues its call for strike by September 6 for the airline’s 532 crew members.
The Ministry of Transport has determined the minimum services. Between 32% and 85% Services to or from Madrid by Iberia’s low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express.
the company announced cancellation of 24 flightsAll those not included in the minimum services will be in or out of Madrid-Barajas for tomorrow and Monday and Tuesday, so they will only be in circulation that Transport has set as the minimum.
The Madrid-Barajas-based union has 92 connections to be suspended within 10 days of the strike being called, but airline sources say suspensions as of the 31st have yet to be decided.
Iberia Express points to this On the 28th and 29th, will cancel one return flight per day with the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, Seville and Santiago; Another round trip each time with Malaga on the 29th (round trip) and the Balearic Islands, Seville and Santiago on the 30th.
this 3,000 customers the airline predicts will be affected has been informed of the changes for these cancellations. 66% have moved to other flights and 34% expect to choose the alternative that suits them best (alternative transportation, refunds, date change or coupons).
REQUIRES USE adjust salaries according to increase in cost of livingSince they’ve been frozen since 2015, the company argues the union demands are “disproportionate” and would mean a more than 26% increase in wage costs, according to its own data.
CCOO walked away from this call and signed an agreement with the company while negotiating an agreement where Iberia Express would prepay all crew members of 1,350 Euros for additional fees and 950 Euros for TCP.