France: strike at Paris airports for the first weekend of departure on vacation
An Air France Boeing on the tarmac at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport (illustrative image).
AFP - GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT
Text by: RFI Follow
3 min
The call to strike at the Paris airports of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly could lead to "
possible road access difficulties and delays on certain flights
"
this Thursday, July 1,
Group ADP management warned on Wednesday. , manager of this equipment.
Publicity
Read more
Three unions have filed strike notices encompassing the first weekend of major holiday departures.
The UNSA's notice runs from Thursday to Monday July 5, while the CGT and CFE-CGC call for a strike from Friday to Monday.
These organizations are calling for the withdrawal of a plan to modify employment contracts, which provides for the abolition of certain bonuses.
Wednesday evening, the management of ADP had "
not yet quantified elements
" on the mobilization of Thursday, she indicated.
"
At this stage, we are doing everything we can to limit the impact of the strike and the inconvenience to air traffic and passengers,
" she added.
Management advises travelers to "
anticipate
" their arrival at airports and warns of "possible road access difficulties and delays on certain flights".
ADP's Twitter account
“
will relay
” Thursday “
in real time
” information on this social movement, the group said.
"
Even if the management of ADP wants to minimize the impact, the movement will have greater repercussions than last Friday, where already significant delays were noted and
10,000 lost luggage
", told AFP Daniel Bertone of the CGT.
For this union official, “
cancellations
” of flights, “
depending on the length of the blockages in and in front of the terminals
” at Roissy and Orly
,
cannot be ruled out
.
The management asks us to make new additional efforts when we have already accepted a departure plan of 18% of the workforce.
Daniel Bertone, General Secretary of CGT ADP
The unions are asking for the withdrawal of the work contract adaptation plan (PACT) providing for the abolition of bonuses.
In the event of refusal, the employees run the risk of dismissal.
ADP justified these measures by the need to save money, while the Covid-19 pandemic has considerably affected the activity of the group, mainly owned by the State.
Newsletter
Receive all international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
Transport
France
Unions