There will be numerous flight cancellations on Tuesday as Austrian Airlines (AUA) staff gather. The start is at 9 a.m., the vida union left the end open on Monday. Passengers are asked to check the flight status on the website.
Representatives of AUA emphasized that the flight plan had to be adjusted due to the works meeting. “The company is making every effort to keep the impact as low as possible,” said a spokeswoman. The airline canceled more than 100 flights on Monday and asked its passengers to find out more about the current status on the website.Collective agreement to be improvedThe meeting starts at 9 a.m., the end is open for the time being. The duration depends on the information needs of the staff, said a spokeswoman for the vida union: “We have an obligation to provide information and will therefore inform the colleagues on the flight crew as best we can about the current status of the KV talks.” The background to the conflict is the high level Inflation and the last good result of the AUA. Although the board and the employee representatives had agreed on a new collective agreement in October, improvements are now being called for.WKO: “Fair offer”Ten negotiations have so far been unsuccessful. The AUA offers its employees an average of 12.3 percent more salary. That would be the highest degree in Austria, said Günther Ofner, who represents the aviation professional group in the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. He therefore has little understanding for the “not exactly constructive approach” of the union. “The Austrians deserve a relaxed start to the Easter holidays. Nobody in the country will understand why vida and the works council block such a fair offer,” said Ofner in a broadcast. On Monday, the major strike in Germany led to massive disruptions in rail and air traffic in Austria. There, the unions are demanding 10.5 to 12 percent more wages.
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