SAS and pilot unions set to continue talks as strike enters 11th day
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A pilot strike at SAS that has affected a whole lot of 1000’s of vacation travellers entered its eleventh day on Thursday as unions and airline had been set to proceed talks over a brand new collective bargaining settlement.
The events resumed talks on Wednesday after they broke down on July 4 and the walkout began however they had been unable to achieve a deal, with negotiations set to renew on Thursday.
“(The talks) have stopped for as we speak and can proceed tomorrow,” stated a spokesperson for Dansk Steel, the union representing Danish SAS pilots, on Wednesday night.
Lengthy-struggling SAS has stated the strike on the top of its peak season is costing $10 million to $13 million a day whereas on the similar time it must slash prices and appeal to new buyers to outlive.
The pilots employed in lots of a long time previous SAS Scandinavia have stated they might conform to restricted wage cuts and fewer beneficial phrases. SAS has stated the concessions will not be sufficient for it to succeed with a big rescue plan introduced in February.
Unions are additionally demanding that pilots let go throughout the pandemic are rehired at SAS Scandinavia, relatively than having to compete with exterior candidates for jobs at newly began SAS Hyperlink and Eire-based SAS Join.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, modifying by Stine Jacobsen & Shri Navaratnam)
