The strike by employees of the ADP group, manager of Paris airports, continued on Saturday but the demonstrators did not disrupt air traffic, according to an AFP journalist.
The unions are calling for a strike until Monday to obtain the withdrawal of a plan to adapt work contracts.
The strike against wage cuts for employees of the ADP group, manager of the Paris airports of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly, continued on Saturday but the demonstrators, supervised by the police, did not disrupted air traffic, noted an AFP journalist.
During the morning, a hundred employees marched in peace in the parking lots of terminal 2E in Roissy, to the sound of a fanfare and closely supervised by police officers.
They were waiting to be joined by another hundred demonstrators gathered elsewhere.
Several of them were, however, fined for "obstructing the operation of the airport" and "unjustified presence at the airport", following a prefectural decree.
They were fined 135 euros.
Unions call for strike until Monday
"This is the means of management to dialogue socially. It is filing and intimidation, we will challenge," blasted Yoan S., 43, including 15 years with the ADP firefighters.
Three unions - Unsa, CGT and CFE-CGC - are calling for a strike until Monday to obtain the withdrawal of an adaptation plan for employment contracts (PACT), which provides for a reduction or elimination of bonuses.
In case of refusal, employees risk dismissal.
The members of the management "make us look like privileged. I have 1,680 euros of basic salary, so the bonuses are our salary", added Yoan S., who refuses to lose up to "300 euros. " per month.
Air traffic did not register any disruption on Saturday, an airport source said.
At Orly, a few dozen employees gathered for a general assembly, she said.
1,150 departures of employees in 2021, including 700 not replaced
The protest led to flight delays on Friday, with around 500 demonstrators blocking travelers at Roissy, then disrupting traffic.
Negotiations between management and the unions have been suspended and are due to resume on Monday.
The Unsa also filed a new strike notice for July 9.
Management ensures that the PACT is necessary to achieve savings, while the pandemic has weighed down the activity of ADP, which is mainly owned by the state.
A collective contractual termination agreement (RCC) was already signed in December, providing for 1,150 departures of employees in 2021, including 700 not replaced.
Even if air traffic is picking up steam at Roissy and Orly with the start of holiday departures, it remains well below its pre-crisis level, with 100,000 passengers per day against 200,000 previously.