The flight attendant union says strike participation at Easyjet this Saturday morning is close to 100%, emphasizing that workers remain convinced the demands are fair.
Speaking to Lusa, Ricardo Penarroyas, president of the National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPVAC), said that compliance with the strike “was 100%” as it was on other days, emphasizing that only flights meet minimum services.
This Saturday, easyJet flight attendants are on the fifth and final day of a strike that began on May 26 and has continued this month for a total of five days, accusing the carrier of “unreliability and discrimination” towards other countries.
Throughout this shutdown, the levels of commitment reported by the company varied and were below those reported by the union leaders on the days of the now-concluded strike.
Ricardo Penarroyas noted that the company had previously canceled 386 flights during the strike notice and minimum services.
The same union leader also mentioned that 80 flights had been canceled this Saturday: 12 to Faro, 40 to Lisbon and 26 to Porto, and elaborated that the workers were still “convinced” that “their demands are just”, stressing that now the company to make suggestions to avoid new strikes.
On May 11, SNPVAC said in a statement that easyJet continues to regard the crews of the Portuguese bases as “small workers”, perpetuating their “unreliability and discrimination against colleagues from other countries”.
The easyJet cabin crew strike began on May 26 and was repeated on May 28 and 30, and on June 1 and 3.
The stoppage applies to all flights operated by easyJet, as well as “other services for which flight attendants are assigned” whose “hours of presentation occur nationally from 00:01 to 24:00 on each of the days mentioned.” says the strike announcement published by the union.
When the shutdown was scheduled, easyJet said it was “extremely disappointed” with the strike call, deeming the union’s offer of a 63% to 103% increase “unworkable” and announced it would make changes to flights prior to the strike. a strike to soften the impact on customers.