All indications are that if no last-minute changes are made in that time, up to 29 airports in the Spanish state could be affected by the handling strike. The mobilization will not only affect Iberia, but will also complicate the operations of more than 90 airlines.
The meeting held this Thursday in Madrid between the airline Iberia and the unions CCOO, UGT at the Mediation and Arbitration Service of the Community of Madrid (SIMA) ended without an agreement ending the strike planned between January 5 and 8 in the ground handling services (platform handling)which coincided with Epiphany and the end of the Christmas holidays.
Nearly a hundred airlines could be affected by the strike threatening the state’s airports this Christmas.
All indications are that if no last-minute changes are made in that time, up to 29 airports could be affected by the handling strike called by Iberia workers, including the major hubs. Madrid and Barcelonanext to the airports Palma de Mallorca, Málaga, Alicante, Gran Canaria, Tenerife North, Tenerife South, Valencia, Seville, Ibiza and Bilbaowith a large influx of travelers nowadays.
The mobilization will not only affect Iberia, but will also complicate the operations of more than 90 airlines to which they provide handling services on the Aena network.
After ending the meeting without an agreement, Iberia assured that “deep” regret the unions’ refusal to call off the strike planned for next week and reiterates its willingness to engage in dialogue, as indicated by airline sources.
In turn, the unions rejected the company’s management plan, describing it as “ “trilerism” and “sleight of hand”. For this reason, they requested a viability plan for Iberia’s handling activities; solutions for the eight affected airports, with employees to be covered by the Iberia agreement, and an agreed EUA if there is a surplus of staff.
Source: EITB
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