Strike looms for Mexican airline flight attendants
Flight attendants at airline Aeromexico plan to strike on Sunday if they do not reach a deal in last-ditch pay talks with Mexico's largest carrier, union sources said, a move that would ground around 300 aircraft.
By Agencies |
MEXICO CITY:Flight attendants at airline Aeromexico plan to strike on Sunday if they do not reach a deal in last-ditch pay talks with Mexico's largest carrier, union sources said, a move that would ground around 300 aircraft.
Aeromexico, owned by investors headed by Citigroup's local bank Banamex, flies to a dozen cities in the United States and a handful in Europe, Asia and South America. In Mexico, it has more than 20 domestic routes. The nearly 1,500 flight attendants of Aeromexico, which was privatized last year, are demanding a 5 percent wage increase.
The airline's latest offer is a raise of 4.5 percent up from 4.25 percent accompanied by a savings plan that could hurt employee benefits, union sources said on Saturday. Union leaders were negotiating with the company late on Saturday ahead of the strike deadline the first minute of Sunday local time (0501 GMT). The first flights in Mexico likely to be affected by any strike action would be around 7 a.m. local (1200 GMT). The carrier does not normally operate during the night.
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