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The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) announced today an emergency collective agreement with TAP, after a ten-hour meeting with the company, according to a statement accessed by Lusa.
According to the union, the document that serves as the basis for the agreement will be “brought to the approval of the members.”
On Friday, TAP’s seven agricultural workers unions reached an emergency collective agreement with the company, which provides for cuts only to wages of more than 1,330 euros, Sitava general secretary José Sousa told Lusa.
At stake are the Union of Aviation and Airport Workers (SITAVA), the Union of Metallurgical and Related Industries (SIMA), the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC), the Union of Airport Handling Technicians (STHA ), the Union of Commercial Aviation Staff (SQAC), the National Union of Engineers (SNEET) and the Union of Economists.
The Civil Aviation Pilots Union (SPAC) also announced on Friday that it had reached an emergency agreement with TAP and the government, but will only release details at the end of the negotiations.
After declaring a company in a difficult economic situation, which allows it to suspend clauses of current corporate agreements or applicable collective regulation instruments and take measures to cut personnel costs, TAP presented proposals for emergency agreements to the unions.
TAP’s restructuring plan, delivered in Brussels on December 10, foresees the suspension of corporate agreements, a measure without which, according to Minister Pedro Nuno Santos, it would not be possible to restructure the airline.
The document delivered to the European Commission provides for the dismissal of 500 pilots, 750 cabin crew, 450 maintenance and engineering workers and 250 from the rest of the areas.
The plan also provides for a 25% reduction in the group’s payroll (30% in the case of legal entities) and in the number of aircraft that make up the company’s fleet, from 108 to 88 commercial aircraft.
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