Vueling will provide “almost 80% of the scheduled flights in France” from Friday to Sunday despite a social movement by its hostesses and hostesses, whose union accused the management of wanting to “break the right to strike” by bringing in employees from the ‘ foreign.
“Vueling plans to operate -under normal conditions- close to 80% of the scheduled flights in France on Friday the 28th, Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th. The company is doing everything possible to limit the repercussions caused by the cabin crew strike of Vueling in France” in the call of the SNPNC-FO union, announced the Spanish “low cost” airline in a press release.
Vueling denies union figures
On Wednesday, the SNPNC-FO, Vueling’s only representative union for flight attendants and hostesses, said nearly two-thirds of the company’s flights leaving its Paris-Orly base would be canceled this weekend.
The organization filed a strike notice on April 17 that covers the next three weekends of school holidays and long weekends in France, and is renewable in May.
She pointed out a “manque de reconnaissance dans la rémunération de ses hôtesses et stewards”, a “changement important des plannings à de nombreuses reprises dans le mois”, a “déconnexion lors des jours de repos non respectée” et de “nombreuses erreurs dans peace”.
On Friday, following the announcement of the management over the weekend, the SNPNC-FO denounced “an unfair practice aimed at violating the right to strike in France by bringing hostesses and hostesses from abroad.”
“We were ready to sit down at the table and give up the strike next weekend, but given the facts and the disrespectful behavior towards (Vueling) employees in France, the union stands by its notice,” added a union representative in a message. sent to AFP.
According to the union, management cannot be contacted.
The SNPNC-FO, although it wants to negotiate, has not been able to establish contact with the leadership, he said.
Vueling employs about 190 flight attendants and hostesses in France, according to SNPNC-FO. Founded in 2004, it is a member of the IAG group, along with British Airways and Iberia in particular.
Beyond Vueling, the French aviation sector should be affected this Monday by a strike by air traffic controllers against the pension reform enacted in mid-April.
Source: BFM TV
