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easyJet cabin crew have planned a further 6 strike days in Spain
easyJet cabin crew have already staged three days of strikes on July 1, 2 and 3 at their three Spanish bases – Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona and Malaga, and all hopes of avoiding further disruption hinged on talks between airline bosses and the unions this week.
However, it looks inevitable that the next set of stoppages, scheduled for July 15, 16, 17, 29, 30 and 31, will go ahead as easyJet has flatly refused to negotiate the requested salary increase.
USO, the union which represents easyJet cabin crew, has criticised the airline which “continues to sign agreements in other countries that already have the highest salaries” and has accused the carrier of “not moving an inch from its salary freeze in Spain.”
The unions claim that crew members in Spain have a base salary of just 950 euros, which is 850 euros less than their colleagues in France and Germany earn. To add insult to injury, staff at several European bases have this week signed “very advantageous” salary and working conditions agreements with the airline.
“The conclusion is very clear: at easyJet there is money for everything, except for Spain,” USO’s general secretary, Miguel Galán, criticised.
There is one final shot at avoiding strike action: a meeting that has already been scheduled for Wednesday July 13 when the unions will present a fresh list of demands.
However, Mr Galán has warned that “if they appear again empty-handed, they will continue charging us with reasons to continue the strike.”
On top of a base salary increase in line with the CPI, the USO is asking for supplementary pay for seniority, remuneration for training hours and additional pay for refresher courses outside Spain.
Staff also want the airline to implement flight limitation measures, as has been done in other European countries, and new uniforms and footwear on an annual basis.
Ryanair cabin crew are also going ahead with another 12 days of strike action in Spain while in the UK, British Airways has reached an agreement with its check-in and ground staff to narrowly avoid industrial action at Heathrow.
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