This morning, a trade union action was planned on the side of Charleroi airport. Since 7 a.m., a filtering dam has been installed and strike pickets have been set up at the level of the airport accesses.
“There is a lot of traffic, but the cars are not completely stopped“, explains Sébastien Capette, RTL Info journalist on site this Friday morning. “Leaflets are distributed to drivers“.
The unions are carrying out this action in response to the government, which they accuse of not keeping its promises concerning wages and career endings.
“As a common front, we are carrying out an awareness-raising action to explain the disgruntled movement of the police and the consequences that it will have, in the long term, on the population.“, explains Philippe Bailly, provincial president for the SLFP Police.
“The demands are of four types: First, to respect the signed agreements, because the government has swept them away. Then, it’s respect through proper social security coverage and being able to make the job attractive once more, because there is a big recruitment problem and finally having a retirement at a respectable age, and not at 67, as it is now“, he specifies.
crowded lobby
According to Eddy Quaino, CGSP permanent delegate, the action is bearing fruit with a more crowded departures hall than usual.
On the spot, union delegates gathered at a roundregarding giving access to the airport where they distribute awareness leaflets to motorists heading for the airport. Within the terminal, the police also exercise, as announced, reinforced controls. This lengthens operations and queues.
“However, and this is very good, we feel that the passengers who had a flight this morning made their arrangements and arrived well on time. Which makes the situation quite manageable,” said Eddy Quaino. .
