Easyjet Strike!
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Easyjet Strike!
Just learned that there will be a strike at the AMS base of Easyjet Easyjet-piloten leggen werk neer | NOS
Google translate:
Pilots Easyjet lay the next few weeks down the job. Dozens Easyjet flights will therefore be delayed or not flying, the pilots union VNV threatening. It involves flights which are stationed crews in Amsterdam.
How long do take breaks, is not yet known. But the pilots advise travelers to keep the action close eye and seek possible alternatives.
The pilots go campaigning, because they can not find agreement with the airline on a new collective agreement. It's the coming weeks to eleven early flights from Amsterdam.
hot summer
'We're going to meet a hot summer,' says the president of the Association of Dutch Pilots Association (ALPA), Steven Verhagen. 'We are by unwillingness of the Easyjet management unfortunately forced to take action.' According to the pilots union has Easyjet made virtually no effort to reach an acceptable collective agreement for its pilots. 'The measure is full.'
Until a collective agreement has been concluded, should passengers flying with easyJet, keep a close eye on whether they can depart from Amsterdam, says Verhagen.
Google translate:
Pilots Easyjet lay the next few weeks down the job. Dozens Easyjet flights will therefore be delayed or not flying, the pilots union VNV threatening. It involves flights which are stationed crews in Amsterdam.
How long do take breaks, is not yet known. But the pilots advise travelers to keep the action close eye and seek possible alternatives.
The pilots go campaigning, because they can not find agreement with the airline on a new collective agreement. It's the coming weeks to eleven early flights from Amsterdam.
hot summer
'We're going to meet a hot summer,' says the president of the Association of Dutch Pilots Association (ALPA), Steven Verhagen. 'We are by unwillingness of the Easyjet management unfortunately forced to take action.' According to the pilots union has Easyjet made virtually no effort to reach an acceptable collective agreement for its pilots. 'The measure is full.'
Until a collective agreement has been concluded, should passengers flying with easyJet, keep a close eye on whether they can depart from Amsterdam, says Verhagen.
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Not just that but the FOs are simply heading off to BA for real contracts and a career and good luck to them for doing so. Rather than fight it's easier to simply move.
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ZFT:
Where in Asia were you going to book an EZY flight?
Not one of those anti-strikers are you?
Everything from kids in the cotton mills to Chilean miners...
Some things just need sorting out. If negotiation doesn't work, persuasion might.
Where in Asia were you going to book an EZY flight?
Not one of those anti-strikers are you?
Everything from kids in the cotton mills to Chilean miners...
Some things just need sorting out. If negotiation doesn't work, persuasion might.
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LGW - AMS return. As I need to connect back to BKK from LHR via the bus this is of obvious interest.
I made nor make any comment on the strike as I have no knowledge of the reasons and why so aggressive?
I made nor make any comment on the strike as I have no knowledge of the reasons and why so aggressive?
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The Dutch pilot unions are angry that Easyjet plans to bring in foreign Easyjet crew that "happen to be" in Amsterdam to break the strike.... 
If you happen to be one of those foreign pilots you have two choices I guess: go sick or be a
Let the fight begin
If you happen to be one of those foreign pilots you have two choices I guess: go sick or be a
Let the fight begin
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If you happen to be one of those foreign pilots you have two choices I guess: go sick or be a
It's very easy to throw around terms like
, but it's in no way helpful to the debate, and completely ignores industrial relations realities under UK law.
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errr as they are Dutch employees working from a Dutch base it is not allowed to have the work they are supposed to do (ie flying AMS based aircraft) with non based (foreign) crew. So UK crew doing the normal routes: no problem. UK crew doing "Dutch"routes... Interesting and food for lawyers. The Dutch law calls this the "onderkruipers verbod" which translates to "creepie crawlies prohibition" when (ab)using google translate.. which is close to: 
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Our support
The pilots going on strike have all our support.
What is BALPA telling the UK pilots ?
ECA and/or IFALPA should make a statement, no ?
As they will be working in Holland, then both UK and Dutch laws apply.
So if UK Easyjet pilots went on strike and they brought in Dutch, French.
What is BALPA telling the UK pilots ?
ECA and/or IFALPA should make a statement, no ?
As they will be working in Holland, then both UK and Dutch laws apply.
So if UK Easyjet pilots went on strike and they brought in Dutch, French.
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BALPA will be telling UK pilots what they always tell them in such circumstances: that they are not legally protected if they refuse to operate. UK pilots refusing AMS duties in sympathy with AMS pilots are liable to disciplinary action for gross misconduct: i.e. Immediate dismissal.