The Association of Air Traffic Control and Safety Technicians and Employees (Atepsa), the air traffic controllers’ union, announced last Saturday that Schedule of violent measures This will impact domestic and international flights End of year parties. The interruptions that begin on Wednesday December 17thAccording to the union, they are responding to a “lack of answers” from the union Argentine air traffic control company (EANA).
Atepsa posted on its Instagram account that “Since December 17, the unions’ legitimate action measures have been ongoing, affecting domestic and international flights at all airports in the country.The union has been denouncing a “lack of dialogue and non-compliance” for months Collective agreement (CCT), refusal to rehire laid off workers and an increasingly critical salary situation.”
The strike plan is crucial for thousands of passengers. There will be a strike on Wednesday, December 17th between 8 and 11 a.m. for national starts. The next day, Thursday 18th, domestic flights are scheduled to be affected by a similar measure from 16 to 19.
On Tuesday, December 23rd, a further three-hour service interruption is planned for national launches from 7pm to 10pm before Christmas Eve.. The first direct influence on international flights will be that Saturday December 27thwith a measure of the force between the 14 and 17. Finally on Monday, December 29th, before New Yearthere is a general start stop 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Only emergency operations are excluded: Health, humanitarian, government or search and rescue services.
The air traffic controllers’ strike begins on December 17th and ends on December 29th.
Contrary to the union arguments, the official sources consulted by these media expressed their strong opposition, ensuring that Atepsa’s actions “are illegitimate and pursue a clear political goal“. They pointed out that “this action by the union does not respond to issues of a community or labor law nature, but rather responds to issues of a community or labor law nature motivated by purely personal political interests of the union leadership“ and separated the protests from legitimate labor demands.
The authorities also mentioned last Friday’s virtual hearing in which Atepsa “tried to unilaterally terminate the hearing.” In his opinion, this shows a “lack of will to reach a common agreement” and proposes the intention to “start immediately implementing violent measures and taking all good Argentines hostage in the middle of the year-end holiday season.”
Given the escalation of the conflict and the threat of strikes, the Ministry of Labor convened a new hearing between the parties for the same Wednesday, December 17, at 10 a.m. A negotiated solution is expected that minimizes the impact on the thousands of passengers planning to travel during the holidays.
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