For several years, each renewal of the Public Service Delegation (DSP) has raised concerns among employees. This time, FO says the situation is particularly worrying. “During each renewal of the Public Service Delegation, our jobs are threatened, but today the situation is much more worrying», alerts the union.
Air Corsica, a key player in island air transport, employs 750 people in Corsica and 70 on the continent. Air France, for its part, represents 250 Corsican families. However, despite economic indicators considered solid, such as increasing turnover and a high occupancy rate, FO denounces decisions that it considers inconsistent. “Incomprehensible decisions weaken its economic balance“, he laments.
The union mentions in particular significant losses linked to long-term charters, estimated at 15 million euros, due to avoidable organizational problems, such as forgetting training for pilots. Furthermore, despite massive recruitment campaigns, FO denounces inefficient personnel management, which results in insufficient use of aircraft.
Air Corsica management has also announced a surplus of staff and is considering forced departures for at least 70 employees, according to FO. “Today, management announces a surplus of personnel and plans to remove at least 70 employees by all means possible», He says, also pointing to a deterioration in working conditions and a lack of clarity on the future of employees of the two companies.
The union goes further by expressing fears about the future of the two companies. He raises the possibility of a massive downsizing at Air Corsica to facilitate the buyback of shares by a private shareholder, who could become a majority. FO also fears a withdrawal of Air France from Orly, in favor of a low-cost airline, which, according to it, would threaten the identity and sustainability of local jobs. “These hypothetical decisions directly threaten our vocation, our identity and 1,100 direct jobs“, he insists.
Faced with these uncertainties, FO calls for the mobilization of Air Corsica and Air France employees. “We demand that our managers present a clear and official plan for the future of Air Corsica, guaranteeing the sustainability of our jobs, on which Air France employees in Corsica directly depend. We demand that the Corsican Community immediately take a position on these crucial issues», concludes the union.
In this climate of tension, the lack of position taken by the Corsican Community and the management of the two companies is seen by FO as an aggravating factor. The fate of thousands of families depends on the resolution of this crisis, warns the union.
