The unions do not exclude it. An important conciliation meeting is taking place on Tuesday to try to reach an agreement between the management and the unions of the Belgian airline. And it’s a bit of a last chance meeting, according to the unions. “Negotiations regarding wages and working hours for cabin crew have come to an end internally”laments Didier Lebbe, permanent at the CNE.
If the conciliation succeeds in arranging the two parties, so much the better. If it fails, the sector agreement provides that unions can send a strike notice following seven daysAs a reminder, in its 2020 restructuring plan aimed at saving the company, which was in full swing at the start of the Covid pandemic, the management had asked for more flexibility from the cabin crew. The salaries of the hostesses and stewards had also been reduced. diminished.”A new recruit at Brussels Airlines now earns the legal minimum, barely more than at Ryanair“, denounces Mr. Lebbe.
