The Common Union of Employees (UGT) has introduced a state-wide strike at Azul Dealing with, a part of the Ryanair group, in response to what they describe as “steady precariousness” and “fixed breaches” of labour rights.
Azul Dealing with supplies floor dealing with providers to Ryanair group airways at quite a few Spanish airports.
It can face a sequence of labor stoppages in any respect of its work centres and operational bases in Spain from 15 August. That features airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Alicante, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Girona, Tenerife South, Lanzarote and Santiago de Compostela.
Initially, the strike will happen on 15, 16 and 17 August, in three time slots: from 05:00 to 09:00, from 12:00 to fifteen:00 and from 21:00 to 23:59.
It can then proceed each Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday till 31 December 2025.
If you’re travelling to or from any of the above airports from mid-August onwards, you’re suggested to examine with Ryanair in case your flight might be affected.
UGT requires higher circumstances for its staff
The strikes observe a request for mediation by the Air Sector of FeSMC-UGT to the Interconfederal Service of Mediation and Arbitration (SIMA), geared toward opening talks earlier than any industrial motion.
In response to the union, the explanations for the protest embody the dearth of consolidation of working hours for everlasting part-time employees, the imposition of extra hours underneath duress, and what they describe as extreme disciplinary measures.
In addition they spotlight ongoing breaches of the Joint Committee of the Sectoral Settlement’s suggestions on financial ensures and pay bonuses. UGT accuses the corporate of imposing illegal limits on returning to work after medical depart and blocking family-friendly working hours by refusing to supply versatile schedules.
“Azul Dealing with maintains a technique of precariousness and strain on the workforce that violates fundamental labour rights and systematically ignores union calls for,” stated José Manuel Pérez Grande, federal secretary of the FeSMC-UGT air union.
The union is asking on Azul Dealing with to withdraw the sanctions, adjust to the rulings of the settlement and open actual negotiations to enhance the working circumstances of greater than 3,000 staff all through the nation.