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Cargolux claims breakthrough with unions, settlement on work agreement
CARGOLUX claims a "major breakthrough" has been reached with two of the unions representing its crews, OGBL and LCGB, after two days of intense negotiations, potentially resolving a 15-month-long dispute and averting a strike as the all-cargo carrier's previous collective work agreement (CWA) expired on December 1.
"The last intensive rounds of negotiations focused on crew related items," the Luxembourg-based airline stated in a press release, reported Atlanta area Air Cargo World.
"The perseverance of the negotiating teams yielded a principle agreement with both unions on the new CWA terms that sends a strong signal on the company's commitment to job security for our staff and an increased support towards maintaining the competitiveness of Luxembourg as the prime air freight hub in Europe."
In a statement from the LCGB, the union said that, "although no final agreement could be reached, and the LCGB cannot sign the slightly too enthusiastic press release by Cargolux, today's negotiation round brought new movement to the Cargolux collective work agreement negotiations.
"Cargolux and the unions will continue their negotiations in the upcoming days with the intention of finding an acceptable solution for all parties involved."
China's island province of Henan owns 35 per cent of Cargolux through Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment. Cargolux now has a service from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou then Henan provincial capital.
According to London抯 Loadstar, Hubert Hollerich of the OGBL union, which represents mostly ground crews, said a deal had been hammered out regarding the use of Cargolux Italia pilots on Luxembourg routes, adjustments on pilot vacations and a restructuring of the joint-crew schedule committee. All that's left, he added, will be "fine tuning."
"The last intensive rounds of negotiations focused on crew related items," the Luxembourg-based airline stated in a press release, reported Atlanta area Air Cargo World.
"The perseverance of the negotiating teams yielded a principle agreement with both unions on the new CWA terms that sends a strong signal on the company's commitment to job security for our staff and an increased support towards maintaining the competitiveness of Luxembourg as the prime air freight hub in Europe."
In a statement from the LCGB, the union said that, "although no final agreement could be reached, and the LCGB cannot sign the slightly too enthusiastic press release by Cargolux, today's negotiation round brought new movement to the Cargolux collective work agreement negotiations.
"Cargolux and the unions will continue their negotiations in the upcoming days with the intention of finding an acceptable solution for all parties involved."
China's island province of Henan owns 35 per cent of Cargolux through Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment. Cargolux now has a service from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou then Henan provincial capital.
According to London抯 Loadstar, Hubert Hollerich of the OGBL union, which represents mostly ground crews, said a deal had been hammered out regarding the use of Cargolux Italia pilots on Luxembourg routes, adjustments on pilot vacations and a restructuring of the joint-crew schedule committee. All that's left, he added, will be "fine tuning."
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