Logic. While a few hours ago the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) announced that the air traffic control strike planned for this weekend would force companies to cancel 70% of flights at Paris-Orly this Saturday, it will be the same for Sunday. A “70% reduction” in flights is requested from air operators for “May 26”, indicates a “notice for air missions” (NOTAM) published by the DGAC.
The government deplored this new strike, a month after the signing of a salary agreement with air traffic controllers. “I deplore the behavior of some agents at local level, who refuse to recognize the legitimacy of a majority agreement and make passengers pay the price. I call on their responsibility,” reacted Minister Delegate for Transport Patrice Vergriete early this afternoon in a written statement to AFP. For the minister, the “social dialogue” had made it possible to reach at the end of April “a balanced agreement to support the modernization of our air traffic control”.
Unsa-Icna, the second representative union of air traffic controllers (17% in the last professional elections), called a strike to demand “adequate staffing”, according to it not guaranteed by the agreement signed at the end of April between the DGAC and the main union of controllers, the SNCTA (60% of the votes).
Notice of strike from May 23 to 30
“Our managers persist, for Orly, in stinginess and apothecary calculations which will quickly reduce the teams to understaffing,” affirmed Unsa-Icna in a leaflet. According to the union organization, the agreement signed at the last minute at the end of April does not resolve the issue of “understaffing” which is looming at Orly, according to it, by 2027.
This agreement on support measures, in particular salary, for the planned overhaul of air traffic control in France had been rejected by Unsa-Icna, as well as by the third representative union, Usac-CGT, which had maintained a prior notice strike for April 25. This movement resulted in the cancellation of several thousand flights in France and Europe.
Parallel to the mobilization of Unsa-Icna in Orly, Usac-CGT filed a strike notice from May 23 to 30 to specifically protest against the weakening of the “territorial network” planned according to the union by the control reform. air.
