Vueling pilots are striking for a number of reasons, tomorrow and Thursday
Vueling pilots have made many sacrifices in the past.
1) Incumpliance of their current collective bargaining agreement.
2) Differences in their next collective bargaining agreement negotiations
Very little offered by the company for a Vueling pilot to retire. No real pension plan.
FOs at Vueling making 2300-2400 Euros a month, SEPLA wants to significantly improve FOs conditions.
Vueling has recently lost a lot of pilots, to many companies like Easyjet and Easyjet. Meanwhile Vueling has has trouble finding experienced pilots.
3) Differences in Vueling´s expansion plans in Italy and France.
Vueling´s management does not wish to work together with SEPLA
Time for IAG and Vueling´s management to wake up, pay market price, for Vueling´s pilots, or Vueling will have a pilot shortage, soon.