these very secret negotiations between the DGAC and the air traffic controllers that allowed the strike threats to be rebuffed

Air traffic controllers, who work an average of 32 hours a week, are regularly singled out for very favorable working conditions.
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INVESTIGATION – Bonuses, vacations, revaluations… In the shadow of the control towers, the majority union is trying to adopt their demands. Silence reigns over the progress of the talks, although they are already well underway.

From the control towers to the government, there is silence. Where are the negotiations with air traffic controllers? What did they manage to negotiate in exchange for the cancellation of their strike notices that heralded “Black Thursday” and threatened the weekend? Behind the scenes, all eyes are on one and the same actor: the National Union of Air Traffic Controllers (SNCTA). The majority union of air traffic controllers, with 28 percent, is pulling the strings of negotiations with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the Ministry of Transport.

“They managed to get the money they wanted”we are discussing among the minority union. “They pulled off one hell of a heist”even the source tells us, which indicates “the omnipotence of SNCTA”. If the discussions with the DGAC have not yet been completed, the document is sent to Figaro he brags “very nice pairing” with the union…

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