EasyJet: renewed strike on 31 December and 1 January – Le Parisien

December 26 2014, 11:44 | Updated: December 26 2014, 2:59 p.m.

While a strike disrupts traffic Airline easyJet Friday, another social movement is launched to next week. “A new strike call was sent to the company today to December 31 from 0:01 until 1 January at 23:59,” said Laurent Nicolas, Steward SNPNC-FO majority union, stating that the second union, the Unac was again associated with the movement.

This Friday, as expected, 38 flights were canceled on 185 operated by French crews. The strike by flight attendants launched by unions sailors SNPNC-FO and Unac including key airport Satolas where six flights have been removed and eight on arrival.

“A special flight” to bring Britain crews

A total of 1,200 flights are scheduled for the day. EasyJet has limited cancellations by bringing in crews from Great Britain in particular, ‘on a voluntary basis, “said a spokesman of the company at low cost, without elaborating. “It’s a way to break the strike,” complains Eric Cunnac, head of Unac. Laurent Nicolas denounced, meanwhile, a “special flight” held Thursday, seafarers being “motivated by a bonus of up to £ 110 for the day” (about 140 €).

The union believes the movement is followed by “80% or 90% of personal under French contracts for basic Lyon,” adding that it is “very difficult to give exact figures.” “Normally you have access to lists” of canceled flights and personal having declared strikers 48 hours in advance in accordance with the law “,” but then they blocked all the information “.

Schedules and annual bonus in question

The main demand of the unions concerns the organization of monthly schedules, although published in advance (the 17th of the previous month), but ” less respected, “with schedule changes” overnight “at the expense of personal privacy. Another reason for discontent: lower annual bonus. Unions protest against the inclusion of a new criterion, “satisfaction” of the customer, in awarding these bonuses, arguing that the bulk of passenger satisfaction is generated by the treatment he receives ground (registration, safety checks) provided by providers. “Our bonus in the form of shares of the company, already ridiculously low, will drop from 25% in April,” said the delegate. According to him, the company is “absolutely not negotiate” with the flight attendants.

For more information, the company advises travelers to connect on its website, available here.

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