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From Airwise news :
Spanish national airline Iberia said it had reached a deal to end a peak travel season strike and would guarantee pilots that the launch of new low-cost carrier would not mean job cuts.
Representatives of Iberia and its Sepla pilots union were to meet at 1100 GMT to sign a deal to end the stoppage, which is into its third day and has cost the company around EUR5 million (USD$6.4 million) a day, the carrier said on Wednesday.
"What the company has done is guarantee Sepla that Catair (the planned low-cost carrier) will not put pilots' jobs at risk," an Iberia spokesman said.
The spokesman said the accord would not involve salary guarantees or pay rises.
Sepla officials were not immediately available to comment on the accord, which was first announced by the Spanish Development Ministry earlier on Wednesday.
The airline has had to cancel about 240 flights a day since Monday. The stoppage was planned for seven days.
Iberia had threatened to ask a court to declare the pilots' strike illegal if the two sides could not reach an agreement.
Pilots began the strike over concerns Iberia's launch of Catair in the autumn would lead to job losses and lower pay. The flag carrier had assured pilots the new company would not lead to forced redundancies.
Iberia on Tuesday said SEPLA had demanded the airline guarantee the salaries of all its pilots until they were 65, including a pay rise of 2 percent above inflation every year.
There were signs the strike was spreading after one of four cabin crew unions at Iberia on Tuesday said its members would strike on July 16, 18 and 20 -- just after the pilots' strike is due to end -- to protest against the planned budget carrier.
At least some of our european brothers have some cojones...unlike all talk no action ALPA
Spanish national airline Iberia said it had reached a deal to end a peak travel season strike and would guarantee pilots that the launch of new low-cost carrier would not mean job cuts.
Representatives of Iberia and its Sepla pilots union were to meet at 1100 GMT to sign a deal to end the stoppage, which is into its third day and has cost the company around EUR5 million (USD$6.4 million) a day, the carrier said on Wednesday.
"What the company has done is guarantee Sepla that Catair (the planned low-cost carrier) will not put pilots' jobs at risk," an Iberia spokesman said.
The spokesman said the accord would not involve salary guarantees or pay rises.
Sepla officials were not immediately available to comment on the accord, which was first announced by the Spanish Development Ministry earlier on Wednesday.
The airline has had to cancel about 240 flights a day since Monday. The stoppage was planned for seven days.
Iberia had threatened to ask a court to declare the pilots' strike illegal if the two sides could not reach an agreement.
Pilots began the strike over concerns Iberia's launch of Catair in the autumn would lead to job losses and lower pay. The flag carrier had assured pilots the new company would not lead to forced redundancies.
Iberia on Tuesday said SEPLA had demanded the airline guarantee the salaries of all its pilots until they were 65, including a pay rise of 2 percent above inflation every year.
There were signs the strike was spreading after one of four cabin crew unions at Iberia on Tuesday said its members would strike on July 16, 18 and 20 -- just after the pilots' strike is due to end -- to protest against the planned budget carrier.
At least some of our european brothers have some cojones...unlike all talk no action ALPA
