It started this Sunday 10-day strike period among cabin crew (TCP) of the Iberian Express He was summoned by the USO union in a protest demanding a salary increase in negotiation of the deal that the other central CCOO represented in the company had distanced him from.
The company announced that will operate 93.2% of flights scheduled between this Sunday and next August 31stA period when it canceled 28 flights that were not included in the minimum services set by the Ministry of Transport.
After an unsuccessful attempt to converge positions at the II Iberia Express TCP Agreement negotiating table last Friday, the USO continues its call for strike by September 6 for the airline’s 532 crew members.
Among the minimum services determined by the Ministry of Transport 32% and 85% of services are operated To or from Madrid via Iberia’s low-cost subsidiary, Iberia Express.
92 connections to the Madrid-Barajas-based conglomerate, which will be suspended within 10 days when hearings are called, but airline sources state that 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; with Malaga in 29th place (round trip); On the 30th, another round trip with the Balearic Islands, Seville and Santiago, and on the 31st another round trip with the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
Of the 3,700 customers the airline predicts will be affected by these cancellations, 3,000 already moved to other flights and the rest are waiting to choose the option that suits them best (alternative transportation, refund, change of date or coupons).
While the USO has demanded that wages be adjusted to the cost of living rise as it has been frozen since 2015, according to its data, the company argues union demands are “disproportionate” and would mean wage costs rise above 26 percent. %.
CCOO walked away from that call and signed a deal with the company. An agreement is being negotiated where Iberia Express will pay all crew members an advance payment of 1,350 euros for surcharges and 950 euros for TCP.