ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΗ ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΠΟΙΚΙΛΗΣ ΥΛΗΣ - ΕΔΡΑ: ΑΘΗΝΑ

Ει βούλει καλώς ακούειν, μάθε καλώς λέγειν, μαθών δε καλώς λέγειν, πειρώ καλώς πράττειν, και ούτω καρπώση το καλώς ακούειν. (Επίκτητος)

(Αν θέλεις να σε επαινούν, μάθε πρώτα να λες καλά λόγια, και αφού μάθεις να λες καλά λόγια, να κάνεις καλές πράξεις, και τότε θα ακούς καλά λόγια για εσένα).

Σάββατο 25 Αυγούστου 2012

Air Malta reacts to further statements issued by ALPA


Air Malta reiterates it lost lease opportunities because of the position adopted by ALPA and maintains that ALPA's claims are misleading and incorrect. ALPA's claim that a lack of crew exists cannot be further from the truth especially since the return of the 10 pilots to Air Malta who were working for the polish airline OLT that declared bankruptcy a few weeks ago.
The airline is aware of its responsibilities towards its employees, its customers, the people of Malta and its shareholders. The restructuring process the Company is going through has been hard for everyone and all other Unions have managed to come to terms with the fact that everyone has to make sacrifices to turn around the Company. We should not fool ourselves, this is the only chance we get to make it work and we need everyone to be moving in the same direction. To date and contrary to other Unions, ALPA has given up nothing and it is unfortunate that ALPA decided to take on a fight at the worst possible moment for everyone concerned including its members. ALPA claims that it has been negotiating a slight increase on overtime and points, the slight increase referred to by ALPA translates to 35% and that is just one of the things they asked for. Had the requests by ALPA really been what they are claiming, the collective agreement would have been signed weeks ago. If ALPA is ready to settle for a 3% increase in basic salary and a slight increase in weighted units, not the 35% they are asking for, the Company invites them to come and finalize discussions about the collective agreement today.
Once again the Board of Directors and the Management appeal to ALPA to see the bigger picture and not try to take advantage of a situation which can ultimately cost thousands of jobs and millions of euro to the economy in general and the tourism industry in particular.