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The Ministry of Infrastructure announced today that it intends to move to the substitute regime in TAP for pilots and cabin crew, represented by the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) and the Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SPAC) .
“The Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing informs that, in the case of SNPVAC and SPAC, TAP will begin, next Monday, February 22, the registration process for the Successive Regime, so that it can be published until February 28 and enter into effective from March 1, as a preventive measure if necessary, while we await the deliberations of the General Assemblies of the only two unions that have not yet ratified the Emergency Agreement, “according to a statement released today by the guardianship. scored by Pedro Nuno Santos.
“Time is running out. The general meetings of SPAC and SNPVAC have been postponed and it is rumored that the government or TAP would continue negotiating. These rumors are false. Therefore, it is important to clarify that the negotiations were carried out seriously and are concluded, so there are no new negotiations in progress and there will be no later. TAP cannot wait, nor will the country give TAP more opportunities, ”the document reads.
According to the law, in companies declared in a difficult economic situation, such as TAP, the substitute regime of labor relations “fully replaces the previous conditions in force”, that is, the benefits and rights in force by the collective bargaining agreements no more effective, but “without prejudice to the right of workers to due compensation in the event of unfair dismissal, but which may not affect social benefits and other minimum guarantees established by law.”
“The Government and TAP wanted to build this solution with the participation of the workers, accepting their conditions as far as possible. A difficult but serious negotiation was carried out with all the unions. Negotiations were successfully concluded and agreements were signed with twelve unions, out of a total of fourteen, ”said the guardianship.
These agreements were later approved “formally by the Board of Directors of TAP, by all the Agrarian Unions and by SIPLA (the union that represents the majority of the pilots in Portugália), which have already been sent to the Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security for its registration and publication in the Labor and Employment Bulletin ”.
In the case of SPAC and SNPVAC, the Government says it wanted to “allow time for the workers to understand what was negotiated and agreed with their representative structures. But time is running out. “
The government’s reaction came after two TAP unions postponed, for 24 hours, the votes provided by their associates on the agreements reached between unions and companies in the area of the restructuring plan of the airline, mostly owned by the State (72 %).
This Saturday, the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) announced the postponement of the vote on the emergency agreement for TAP. The vote was scheduled for next Monday, and today it was postponed to a new date, yet to be designated.
“Dear associates, in order to safeguard the best interests of the class, suspend the vote on the emergency agreement scheduled for next Monday, which is postponed until a date to be announced”, can be read in a statement sent this Saturday 20 February. , SNPVAC to its members. The letter is signed by Carlos Afonso de Sousa Castelo, president of the SNPVAC general meeting, not justifying the reason for the postponement of the vote.
On Friday, the Civil Aviation Pilots Union (SPAC) postponed the vote scheduled for this Saturday, which was postponed to February 26, alleging computer problems that could “affect an important moment in the deliberative process for all of us,” according to an internal report. note sent to members.
TAP’s restructuring plan foresees the departure of 750 cabin professionals, 500 pilots, 450 maintenance and engineering workers and another 250 people from different professional groups. A 25% reduction in the company’s payroll is also expected, reducing the fleet from 108 to 88 aircraft. The Government’s expectation is that the European Commission will give its opinion on this plan at the end of the first quarter of this year.
Government: “The measures are very harsh, but the agreements with the unions are fundamental for the survival of TAP”
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