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France urges pilots facing new job cuts to back reforms
France's Socialist government stepped up the pressure on Air France unions on Friday saying the nation's flag carrier must cut costs to survive and pilots should negotiate a deal to boost productivity. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said the airline, part of Franco-Dutch group Air France-KLM, had no choice but to tighten its belt further because of the modernisation already well under way at its rivals. (uk.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Sounds to me like a "take it or leave it, this is how it's gonna be" from the company. It would appear that they can offer their own reductions and mitigate some of the cuts. The Union must realize how things are in today's world and that management is not afraid to take things down if needed.
Yes you are so right glad that I didn't have to deal with the Teamster Union more than my final year of work. Bad guys there only want to screw the company in every contract without regard to the true needs of the work force. No different here and the unions had better wake up to that fact or they will be gone. This is an ongoing problem over in the EU and has gotten to the point where it is causing problems. Just think if the FAA privatized the ATC.
EU is worse than us. They are still in the dark ages on a lot of stuff.