It is unlikely the terms and conditions will change anytime soon. Despite the various pilot representative groups uniting and "joining forces" as the Norwegian Pilot Group, their recognition was dismissed by Kjos and his cronies.
In a letter to the US DoT on 10 June this year, the Secretary of the European Transport Workers Federation, Francois Ballestero, stated:
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The Spain based pilots have organized themselves under SEPLA, the Spanish Pilots Union, and have made repeated attempts to engage Norwegian, or representatives of Norwegian, for the purpose of constructive talks. For the past six months these repeated attempts have been ignored by Norwegian.
As a reply to the efforts of the pilot representatives, Norwegian has stated that it does not have any pilots based in Spain, but a company called OSM does".
Norwegian's Communications Officer declared in an interview with Dagbladet newspaper on 7 August this year, "
Norwegian has respect for unions, and has had good relationship with unions since its inception in 2002, and we intend to continue".
Two of the most respected and highest circulation newspapers in Norway, Aftenposten and DN, have now joined E24 News to report "
Half of Norwegian's pilots want to quit" and "
75% of the 800 pilots surveyed would not recommend Norwegian as an employer" - Links:
Aftenposten -
Halvparten av Norwegian-pilotene ønsker å slutte - Aftenposten
DN -
Halvparten av Norwegian-pilotene ønsker å slutte - DN.no
E24 -
Halvparten av Norwegian-pilotene ønsker å slutte - Jobb - E24
Kjos was named 'Leader of the Year' by temporary staffing agency Manpower Inc.