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The Sepla union has announced eight days of strike action over the Christmas period on December 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 29th, and 30th, as well as on January 2nd and 3rd, 2023, by pilots at Air Nostrum, which is a subsidiary of the Spanish airline Iberia.
Sepla, which represents more than 70% of the pilots affected by the dispute, explains that the main reason for the strike action is the block caused by Air Nostrum in the negotiation of a new collective agreement, on fundamental aspects of working conditions and salary demands.
Union conveners said that they have already submitted up to three proposals for a salary revision, explaining the need to increase wages and that the company has not only remained unmovable for the years 2022 and 2023, with 0% and 3%, respectively but rather intends to subtract from the said 3% any progress or improvement, without the possibility of any negotiation.
Air Nostrum said it regrets the call for strikes and declared that the protest was called after an agreement was not reached following the failure of arbitration and mediation talks held in Madrid last Wednesday.
The strike action will affect flights between the islands and mainland Spain, but shouldn’t affect any UK connections.
