In the midst of the wave of cancellations, delays and endless queues that several Spanish airports are experiencing, including Lanzarote, the passenger cabin crew (PCC) of EasyJet Spain has decided to call a strike in July to demand salary increases, according to an announcement this Tuesday by the Trade Union Confederation of Workers (USO).
Specifically, the 450 crew members of the British company called to strike will hold 24-hour stoppages on July 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30 and 31, with the aim of demanding the negotiation of the II Collective Agreement, something that Ryanair's PCC were already demanding.
“Currently, EasyJet crew members in Spain have a base salary of 950 euros, which is 850 euros less than our colleagues in France or Germany, and the variable depends on flight hours,” explains Miguel Galán, general secretary of USO in EasyJet Málaga.
In addition, he adds that the Spanish bases are in “very expensive” cities, so with the base salary they “barely cover the rent or mortgage”. “Spain has the lowest base salary for its crew members of all EasyJet bases in Europe, so if you fly many hours, you pay the bills, but at the cost of reducing rest time and performing a greater number of flight hours,” insists Galán.
Therefore, the demands also include the remuneration of training hours, the inclusion of the payment of the seniority supplement and the payment of the TPC's maintenance costs in the “refresher courses” outside the national territory.
They also advocate the annual renewal of all uniforms and that footwear is also included and insist on the importance of limiting flight times, so that it is similar to that of other countries and thus favors the rest of the crews and reconciliation.
However, from USO they hope to reach an agreement in a meeting scheduled with management to avoid the strike.
