The Air Traffic Controllers Union (USCA) will not call off the strike, but is considering not supporting the strike at Lanzarote airport between December 1 and January 7, according to a statement to the media.
The airport of Lanzarote is one of the most affected by the delays caused by the strike and, in a few days that are key for tourism and mobility on the island, a truce is being considered at the Lanzarote airport, also taking into account the recent requests from the Cabildo. The measure could be extended to Fuerteventura.
USCA hopes that this gesture can serve to bring positions closer at the next meeting on December 15 convened by the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA).
After the last meeting facilitated by SIMA this Wednesday, the company Saerco, which manages the control towers of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, but also of La Gomera, El Hierro, Burgos, Castellón, Coruña, Cuatro Vientos, Huesca, Jerez, La Palma, Seville and Vigo, offered a 23.44% salary increase, conditional on obtaining the next bidding process. To do this, it reduces its offer of an increase for the next three years from 16% to 11.5%.
USCA considers the proposal "insulting" because it places the negotiation in "a hypothetical scenario that would be effective as early as 2030, but that may never occur", since Saerco may not be the next awarding company.
The union claims to have attended the meeting this Wednesday "with the intention of calling off the strike, which has been in effect since February, as it is aware of the damage it is causing, especially to residents and tourists of the Canary Islands, but Saerco's immovable position made it impossible."
