French hostesses and stewards of the airline Vueling file strike notice from May 8 to 12

2024-04-29 20:41:07

The union representing French hostesses and stewards at Vueling has filed a strike notice from May 8 to 12, in order to demand “fair” negotiations with the management of the Spanish low-cost airline, it announced on Monday.

This notice, coinciding with the long Ascension weekend, is “renewable in May and June”, warned in a press release the National Union of Commercial Navigant Personnel (SNPNC-FO), which accuses its management of “unfair negotiation for a new company agreement”, complains of an “inhumane pace of work” and criticizes the “use of employees under contracts other than French”.

The SNPNC-FO, which had already struck in the spring of 2023 for salary increases and an improvement in working conditions, causing the cancellation of dozens of flights, demanded “a gesture from management to immediately cease the notice and resume fair negotiations in the common interest of the life of the company and its employees.”

For its part, Vueling expressed “its surprise at the union’s resolution, which does not correspond to current discussions underway with the company”.

In a press release sent to AFP on Monday evening, the company said it had “demonstrated its desire to continue negotiations within a framework of understanding and constructive dialogue in order to reach an agreement beneficial to both parties”.

34 million passengers transported in 2023

She called “on the responsibility of the SNPNC-FO to cancel the strike and continue negotiations in order to avoid the major disruptions that this situation could generate”. However, “if the strike continues, Vueling will make the necessary adjustments to the planned program in order to minimize possible disruption to customers,” she promised.

The company boasts a network of 248 routes, including 42 in France from Orly, Roissy and six other French airports. It transported more than 34 million passengers in 2023. Founded in 2004 in Spain and focused on “low-cost”, Vueling, headquartered in Barcelona, ​​is a member of the IAG group, alongside British Airways and Iberia in particular. .