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Reject 5%! Indefinite strike! Europe's largest cargo shipping camp interrupted!
Sep 20,2023
Under the influence of the general environment, strikes continued to break out in Europe and the United States.
Recently, Luxembourg Cargo Airlines, Europe's largest cargo carrier, encountered its first general strike in 50 years.
The strike, called by the Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (LCGB) and the Independent Luxembourg Confederation of Trade Unions (OGBL), attracted a large number of employees. It is reported that more than 700 workers gathered outside the company's headquarters.
The LCGB representative stressed that the workers were determined to strike until a satisfactory solution was found.
At present, the entire fleet of Luxembourg Cargo Cargolux (a total of 30 freighters) has ceased operations and the situation is at an impasse. The strike took a toll on the company, losing $25000 an hour per plane.
Recently, Paul de Araujo of the LCGB union said in an interview that pilots, ground crew and technicians are actively participating and are satisfied with the ongoing strike.
At the same time, it said that Luxembourg Cargo Airlines planes were grounded worldwide, "including Luxembourg City, Baku, Bahrain, Dubai, Hong Kong, Anchorage, Chicago, Houston and Mexico City".
Indefinite strike?
At the moment, neither management nor the union has publicly said that any negotiations are imminent. The strike by Cargolux employees of the Luxembourg Cargo Airlines is the result of failed negotiations on a new collective agreement.
The union announced that the current strike would be indefinite, putting pressure on the Luxembourg-based trucking company's leadership.
At the same time, employees of Luxembourg Cargo seem to be resonating with the demands. The LCGB union shared the position of the Luxembourg Airline Pilots Association (ALPL) on the matter.
At a news conference, the pilot of the Luxembourg flag carrier said it "fully supports" the "legal and legitimate" demands of the cargo company's employees. At the same time, it also pointed out the "major problems" within Luxembourg cargo ". Considering this situation, ALPL decided to convene a committee meeting to determine the "necessary strike action".
Government will not intervene in labor disputes:Although only Transport Minister franois Bausch chose to comment on the matter, the recent social strife in Luxembourg Cargo has entered the discussion topic of the government committee.
In line with his previous stance, Bausch reiterated the government's position that it would not be directly involved in the ongoing labor dispute. Rather, the role of the Government is to facilitate dialogue among the parties concerned. Even if the Luxembourg government is a shareholder in the cargo airline, the government will not directly intervene in such matters. But personally hope that both sides can work together to find a solution.
What are the reasons for the strike?
The fundamental disagreement between employers and unions is over pay, I .e., the structure of the planned pay increase.While the Cargolux plans a 5 percent pay rise over five years, the union is demanding a 6 percent raise over four years.
Cargolux's chief executive, Richard Forson, meanwhile, said the union's demands were "unreasonable".
Rebutting the union's position, Forson and Cargolux stressed that last year the individual earnings of employees were around 85000 euros, a figure that would rise to 200000 euros in three years. This is part of the company's profit-sharing incentive.
However, the unions do not share this view, arguing that bonuses are not a fixed part of the wage structure and therefore cannot be compared with their demands.
Instead, they stressed that between 2003 and 2019, wages were essentially stagnant. In addition, Paul de Araujo of the LCGB union noted that upcoming investments made future bonuses uncertain.
But bonuses are not the only source of contention between employers and unions. Wage indexation is also under discussion. Unions are seeking assurances that wage indexation will be paid for even if any future administration makes changes to the scheme.
This may be a prescient question, as a large number of indexations have proved costly for employers, and some have been deliberately delayed to soften the blow.
In some respects, this raises questions about the continued viability of the index system.Forson responded that the company will protect employees if the indexation system is limited, but noted that this will not extend to canceled or postponed indexation.
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