Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2016

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Discussions ongoing with the other unions. Wait and see...

French ATC strike 3/4/5 June: Only one union has not lifted its call for strike. Negotiations continuing this morning. No details yet on the impact if this union maintains its call for strike.

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French ATC strike 3/4/5 June: Only one union has not lifted its call for strike. Negotiations continuing this morning. No details yet on the impact if this union maintains its call for strike.

Agreement signed with all unions, strike cancelled!

But not on 2 June. Here is a list of Belgian Ryanair flights that have been cancelled today:

FR6901 Girona Charleroi
FR2985 Brussels Airport Valencia
FR2828 Charleroi Reus
FR6902 Charleroi Girona
FR2829 Reus Charleroi
FR2986 Valencia Brussels Airport

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Amsterdam Schiphol airport and security guards union FNV have reached an agreement. No more strikes foreseen.

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Amsterdam Schiphol airport and security guards union FNV have reached an agreement. No more strikes foreseen.

FNV Beveiliging has done 5 strikes indeed during the last weeks. The longest one lasted for a full 20 minutes.

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Pilots at Air France voted on Monday in favour of a long strike, due to upcoming pay cuts. The SNPL union - the company's main pilots union - said the strike would go on for six days, although was not specific as to when it would begin.

Now more specific news. I'm sure that this will make Air France pilots very popular among football fans:

Air France pilots union calls for labour strike during Euro 2016

Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay.

The unions said in a joint statement they planned to strike from June 11 until June 14 and might schedule further strikes a few days later if necessary. The soccer tournament begins in Paris on June 10 and will run until July 10.

The strike call was by unions Syndicat National des Pilotes de Ligne (SNPL), which represents more than half of the airline’s pilots, and SPAF, which represents about a quarter.

Air France said in a statement the four-day strike came as the airline was returning to profit after eight years of losses and that it jeopardised the future of the company.

Source: France 24, Reuters

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Never a dull moment in France:

After the pilots during the Euro 2016, Air France cabin crew on strike from 27 July to 3 August !

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The Alitalia cabin crew consider striking about their (beautiful) new uniforms developed by designer Ettore Bilotta, which they consider as unsafe because they would not be fire-resistant.

No decision has been taken yet on the dates of the strike...

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Was that "beautiful" sarcastic or not? I hate their new uniforms :/ they look like santa's little helper

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Possible strike by airport security employees at Oslo Airport. SAS flights will nevertheless operate according to schedule. No news about Brussels Airlines flights, but I guess they will also operate according to schedule.

And, concerning SAS, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and the Norwegian pilot unions have not yet reached an agreement within the set deadline and agreed to continue the mediation process in overtime. A strike might be looming...

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Possible strike by airport security employees at Oslo Airport.

Agreement reached. Strike cancelled.

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SAS Scandinavian Airlines and the Norwegian pilot unions have not yet reached an agreement within the set deadline and agreed to continue the mediation process in overtime. A strike might be looming...

SAS reached an agreement with the Norwegian pilots, but not with the Swedish short=haul pilots, which are on strike since yesterday:

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/sas/swe ... y-10-june/

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The Flemish (for a change) wings of the two unions ABVV/FGTB and ACV/CSC of airport handlers Aviapartner and Swissport have filed a notice of indefinite strike at Brussels Airport. The unions denounce a equipment problem and a delay in the payment of overtime hours caused by the attacks of 22 March.

At present, no date is given for a possible strike and notice runs from Friday 10 June.

Almost a month ago, the Aviapartner workers were already on the frontline. Baggage handlers and part of the passenger service had then stopped work for a few hours. They put on the table the lack of recognition of the flexibility of the staff after the attacks of 22 March. They returned to work in the evening.

The problems invoked at that time seem to be unresolved. These included the compensation of kilometres travelled by staff dispatched to other airports in the country following the attacks of 22 March.

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Air France pilots union calls for labour strike during Euro 2016

Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike from June 11 until June 14

Despite the strike, Air France operates 80% of its flights this Saturday and tomorrow Sunday.

The KLM staff have started a petition against the (many) strikes of their Air France colleagues, saying that strikes only make the problems worse...

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Pilots at Air France voted on Monday in favour of a long strike, due to upcoming pay cuts. The SNPL union - the company's main pilots union - said the strike would go on for six days, although was not specific as to when it would begin.

Now more specific news. I'm sure that this will make Air France pilots very popular among football fans:
Air France pilots union calls for labour strike during Euro 2016
Air France’s pilot unions have called on members to strike during the first week of the Euro 2016 soccer championship in a protest over pay. The unions said in a joint statement they planned to strike from June 11 until June 14 and might schedule further strikes a few days later if necessary. The soccer tournament begins in Paris on June 10 and will run until July 10. The strike call was by unions Syndicat National des Pilotes de Ligne (SNPL), which represents more than half of the airline’s pilots, and SPAF, which represents about a quarter. Air France said in a statement the four-day strike came as the airline was returning to profit after eight years of losses and that it jeopardised the future of the company.
Source: France 24, Reuters

It seems to be a bit different from "a protest over pay", as the French unions told the press. Reports in the Dutch press state that Air France pilots think that KLM pilots gets a better treatment, and that KLM benefits too much from the merger then was initially agreed.

NRC - very a reaonable newspaper:
http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2016/06/1 ... lm-2662755

One of the articles on Luchtvaartnieuws.nl:
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c ... rectie-klm

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The EasyJet pilots based at AMS go on a 6 hour strike on Tuesday.

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The EasyJet pilots based at AMS go on a 6 hour strike on Tuesday.

But this probably does not affect Belgian airports. This being said, a strike in Holland is kind of exceptional! They have a culture of compromise.

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The Flemish (for a change) wings of the two unions ABVV/FGTB and ACV/CSC of airport handlers Aviapartner and Swissport have filed a notice of indefinite strike at Brussels Airport. The unions denounce a equipment problem and a delay in the payment of overtime hours caused by the attacks of 22 March.

At present, no date is given for a possible strike and notice runs from Friday 10 June.

Almost a month ago, the Aviapartner workers were already on the frontline. Baggage handlers and part of the passenger service had then stopped work for a few hours. They put on the table the lack of recognition of the flexibility of the staff after the attacks of 22 March. They returned to work in the evening.

The problems invoked at that time seem to be unresolved. These included the compensation of kilometres travelled by staff dispatched to other airports in the country following the attacks of 22 March.

Laurent Leveux quits as Aviapartner's CEO.

New CEO is Clive Sauvé-Hopkins (ex Swissport, Servisair, Qatar Airways).

Source: De Standaard
http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20160614_02338392

Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clivesauvehopkins

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SAS reached an agreement with the Norwegian pilots, but not with the Swedish short=haul pilots, which are on strike since yesterday:

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/sas/swe ... y-10-june/

Industrial action over - SAS has now reached an agreement with the Swedish pilots' union.

Many flights between Brussels and Stockholm have been cancelled over those four days of strike.

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End of pilots' strike action: Air France will operate all its flights on Wednesday

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The EasyJet pilots based at AMS go on a 6 hour strike on Tuesday.

But all easyJet flights are operated with pilots brought in from other countries...