This morning delays and cancellations are reported in different flights of Aerolineas Argentinas and other companies due to al national strike carried out by the State Workers Association (ATE) in joint claim above the inflation. In this framework, the accession of the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) caused takeoffs to be affected because “no staff” to assist in case of fire at airports.
“In the case of Aerolineas Argentinas, the impact reached flights heading: Bariloche, Rosario, Iguazú, San Luis, Formosa, Jujuy (two), Bahía Blanca (three) and Río Grande (two), which had to be canceled. The rest of the flights operate normally,” they told THE NATION from the company. However, they clarified that both the Ezeiza International Airport as Aeroparque Jorge Newbery They work “normally”.
As long as the company JetSmart a canceled flight to the province of Jujuy and Flybondi, another in the direction of Corrientes. Likewise, the affected airports are mainly from the provinces and not from the AMBA because the strike of ATE-ANAC “affected fire service”which inside is provided by ANAC and “By regulation if there are no fire trucks, the airlines cannot take off, they can only land”said Airports Argentina 2000.
In this regard, the national coordinator of ATE-ANAC, Marcelo Bellellisaid to THE NATION what “the claim is in line with what was expressed by ATE”. And it is that the strike carried out this Tuesday 27 by the state union demands the Government an “emergency salary increase”, the opening of paritarias that “beat inflation” and the fulfillment of the transfer to a permanent plant of 30 thousand workers in the sector. In this frame, a mobilization was called for 11 o’clock at the intersection of Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio to march towards the Ministry of Economy.
In turn, Belelli indicated that “the impact is full” and that “there are 17 airports attached so far with canceled flights”. Furthermore, he noted that she is “programming a specific strike of ATE-ANAC for October 5” to give continuity to the measure of force.
After that, the trade unionist insisted that the claim to the Government is given because “there is a joint agreement for the transfer of 30,000 workers to a permanent plant that was not fulfilled” and demands that “the joint quotas” that were planned for next year “for this year” are advanced. “If not, with 90% inflation, we are going to be seven, eight or ten points below inflation”, he remarked.
It’s a statement, the national table of ATE ratified the strike with mobilizations throughout the country “Just as it was announced last week by the National Board of Directors and ratified the next day in a plenary session with sectors of the metropolitan area.”
The union led by Hugo Ernest Godoy and that it has more than 280,000 affiliates said that “it values the Government’s decision to advance the parity for the month of September, which will be held next Friday the 30th at 11”, but that “In the absence of a concrete proposal, the force measure continues its course”.
Previously, the Government, in its role as employer, granted last May a staggered 60% increase, to be paid in five installments: 16% in June, 12% in August, 12% in October, 10% in January and the 10th. % remaining in March. The new offer would be to advance the sections from January and March to November and December.
Regarding the cancellation of flights, the president of Aerolineas Argentinas, Pablo Cerianiclarified in a tweet that “the affectation of flights today is due to a force measure of ATE Nacional”. And he emphasized: “It is not a specific conflict in Airlines, nor specific to the airline sector. Unfortunately, this strike affects all airlines”. In addition, he reported that “yesterday, passengers were notified of the corresponding rescheduling.”