Members of the National Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SNPVAC) at an extraordinary general meeting approved the new TAP Agreement with 1,646 votes out of a total of 2,496.
According to an internal statement sent by the Assembly board, to which Lusa had access, 2,496 SNPVAC members took part in the vote, of which 1,646 voted in favor of the Company Agreement (AE), 818 voted against and 32 abstained.
According to the union, 93% of members took part in the vote, which also took place online, with 66% of crew members approving the proposal.
In a statement sent to members, which Lusa also had access to, SNPVAC management said that “after 17 years of waiting,” they can “finally announce that a new document has been approved that will improve the financial, work and family conditions of TAP Members.”
“However, knowing that one work ends when we begin another (it is essentially a continuous work), the SNPVAC management, once the document is published in the BTE [Boletim do Trabalho e Emprego]will meet with PMAG [presidente da mesa da assembleia geral] be able to choose the best mechanism existing in the statute, in search of improving working conditions in [avião da Airbus] The A321 LR, which is in great demand among participants,” he added.
Negotiations for the agreement with TAP lasted several months, and the proposal was presented to cabin crew during a series of outreach sessions divided by occupational category and class.
Current TAP president Luis Rodríguez inherited a difficult labor record when he took over the company in conditions of great social instability, after months of arm wrestling between unions and the previous management of Cristina Hourmier-Widener, who was unable to avoid a workers’ strike last December, damaging the company amounted to about eight million euros.
New company agreements had to be agreed upon by all unions representing airline workers after the old ones were terminated so that temporary emergency agreements that allowed for government aid pay cuts could take effect. and a restructuring plan following the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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