Pilot strike at SAS is getting closer – Aftonbladet

The strike at SAS is drawing ever closer to the tray today rejected the mediators’ bid.

It has now suspended the negotiations today – found no solution to break the strike out at 18 morning.

– We are waiting now to have another meeting tomorrow morning, says Rebecca Rosenvinge, the press coordinator at the Swedish Pilots.

the union rejected today the mediators bid in the conflict and now remains not long before the strike is a fact.

“SPF has long sought to reach agreement with SAS on contract interpretations, but it has been a difficult and second next to impassable road where the employer exercised interpretation of audiences around the unclear parts maximum, “the union said in a statement.

employer:” Frivolous “

the notice that the Swedish Pilots added comes into force at 18 in the morning and the case of the total work stoppage at SAS short-haul routes, domestic routes and flights across Europe.

Total time taken between 300 and 350 pilots on strike. The move affects the members of the SPF is employed by SAS, serving as pilots in the short lines and the Arlanda base.

Swedish travelers, for example, supporters on the way to the European Football Championship in France, likely to be hit hard.

– but we hope that we reach a solution tomorrow, says Rebecca Rosenvinge, the press coordinator at Swedish Pilots’ Association, told Aftonbladet but would not comment on the negotiations in detail.

“Five times more than mediators bid “

Mattias Dahl is the president of the employers ‘organization Swedish aviation industry who accepted the mediators’ bid. He says the parties are far apart in negotiations and dismisses the pilots’ demands as “frivolous”.

The pilots are, according to the employer, remain in their original demands of overall cost increases “in roughly ten percent”

– It’s five times more than the mediators bid that is at the level of 2.2 percent as other groups accepted. This also applies to other groups on the flight, such as cabin crew, says Mattias Dahl said.

Solution in Norway

In Norway, SAS has agreed a new contract with the Norwegian pilot unions NSF and SAS Norway Pilot (SNF).

the agreement, effective from 1 April and is valid for one year, means that all SAS flights to and from Norway will go as planned.

It says SAS in a press release.

the consumer Agency site takes on a special page up what rights you have as a consumer in the event flygstrejk.

Air passenger rights are governed by an EU Regulation. It applies to the entire EU as well as Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Persons affected by a cancellation because of the strike has mainly three rights, writes the Swedish Consumer Agency:

The first Right to re-routing or reimbursement of the ticket.

2. Right to food and drink

third Right to Hotel

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