The Cathay Pacific flight attendant union met with the management to discuss issues such as staffing confusion and remuneration. After the meeting, the union stated that the company verbally promised that the watch will be improved next month, but did not explain the situation in detail. The meeting did not reach a consensus. If they are not satisfied with the negotiation results, they will continue to communicate with the company.
The union stated that it will pay close attention to the January update announced next Monday and collect members’ opinions. If there is no significant improvement in the update or continues to affect the lives of employees, it will discuss countermeasures and consider various further actions, including strikes.
Cathay Pacific’s management issued a statement stating that it has invited union representatives to meet following the January 19 duty schedule is announced, and to meet once more in February on matters of common concern. Cathay Pacific pointed out that most of the concerns of the labor union have been resolved in a timely manner in January, including the adjustment of the out-station stay time of Australia, New Zealand, long-distance and ultra-long-distance flights; flights in Perth and flights to and from India on the same day have increased by the most 2 and 4 cabin crew on duty, and re-opening of high-flying-hour duty options; on Boston and Madrid flights, another set of cabin crew will be on duty on the return flight; measures will be taken to avoid arriving in Delhi and departing in the early morning of the night immediately following duty flight etc. In addition to the existing Christmas and New Year’s Eve double dinner allowances, additional special allowances will also be provided to cabin crew who stay on duty during Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year. The company will continue to deal with related matters and would like to thank the cabin crew for their patience and understanding.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Cathay Pacific Labor-management Renegotiation Improvement and Changes in Treatment-Trade Union-Failure to reach a consensus does not rule out the next move/352934?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
