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https://www.avisen.dk/to-piloter-bad-om-overenskomst-blev-fyret-hos-helik_434040.aspx
To piloter i Esbjerg er blevet fyret fra deres job hos helikopterfirmaet Bel Air efter et opsigtsvækkende forløb.
De to piloter argumenterede på et møde for, at Bel Air skulle indgå en overenskomst med sine piloter. Få timer efter blev de fyret.
Forløbet fandt sted mandag 27. februar. Her var der bestyrelsesmøde i pilotforeningen hos Bel Air. På mødet var der bred enighed om, at der skulle tages kontakt til fagforeningen Flyvebranchens Personale Union (FPU), så de omkring 20 piloter i firmaet kunne få en overenskomst. Især to piloter var varme på ideen.
- En til to timer efter piloternes bestyrelsesmøde blev de to piloter ringet op med en besked om, at de var fyret. De var de eneste to, der blev fyret, fortæller Anders Mark Jensen, næstformand for FPU, til Avisen.dk.
Sagen om de to fyrede piloter skaber ridser i lakken hos Bel Air. Firmaet er ellers i flere omgange blev prist for at være vækst-komet blandt andet af Børsen og Dansk Industri. Eneejer og direktør for firmaet Susanne Hessellund er blevet udråbt til at være 'helikopter-dronning', fordi hun som pilot og direktør har banket virksomheden op til en stor forretning.
Ifølge regnskabet for 2015 kom Bel Air ud af det år med et overskud på 4,5 mio. kroner. I 2014 gik det så godt, at der efterfølgende kunne udbetales 18 mio. kr. i udbytte til et selskab ejet af Susanne Hessellund.
Dybt, dybt rystende
Fyringen af de to piloter kommer meget bag på Anders Mark Jensen.
- Det er dybt, dybt rystende, hvad der er foregået hos Bel Air i Esbjerg. Her kommer medarbejderne og beder om noget så basalt som en overenskomst, og så bliver de mødt med fyringer. Det her lugter langt væk af noget, som man normalt kun ser i Honduras eller Bangladesh, siger Anders Mark Jensen.
Der er intet usædvanligt eller dramatisk i opsigelsen af de to piloter. Det fortæller formanden for bestyrelsen i Bel Air Aviation A/S, advokat Jan Godballe Børjesson.
- Der er ingen former for sammenhæng mellem afskedigelsen af de to piloter og piloternes møde den pågældende dag. Beslutningen om afskedigelserne var truffet af Bel Airs bestyrelse et godt stykke tid før da, siger Jan G. Børjesson.
To piloter i Esbjerg er blevet fyret fra deres job hos helikopterfirmaet Bel Air efter et opsigtsvækkende forløb.
De to piloter argumenterede på et møde for, at Bel Air skulle indgå en overenskomst med sine piloter. Få timer efter blev de fyret.
Forløbet fandt sted mandag 27. februar. Her var der bestyrelsesmøde i pilotforeningen hos Bel Air. På mødet var der bred enighed om, at der skulle tages kontakt til fagforeningen Flyvebranchens Personale Union (FPU), så de omkring 20 piloter i firmaet kunne få en overenskomst. Især to piloter var varme på ideen.
- En til to timer efter piloternes bestyrelsesmøde blev de to piloter ringet op med en besked om, at de var fyret. De var de eneste to, der blev fyret, fortæller Anders Mark Jensen, næstformand for FPU, til Avisen.dk.
Sagen om de to fyrede piloter skaber ridser i lakken hos Bel Air. Firmaet er ellers i flere omgange blev prist for at være vækst-komet blandt andet af Børsen og Dansk Industri. Eneejer og direktør for firmaet Susanne Hessellund er blevet udråbt til at være 'helikopter-dronning', fordi hun som pilot og direktør har banket virksomheden op til en stor forretning.
Ifølge regnskabet for 2015 kom Bel Air ud af det år med et overskud på 4,5 mio. kroner. I 2014 gik det så godt, at der efterfølgende kunne udbetales 18 mio. kr. i udbytte til et selskab ejet af Susanne Hessellund.
Dybt, dybt rystende
Fyringen af de to piloter kommer meget bag på Anders Mark Jensen.
- Det er dybt, dybt rystende, hvad der er foregået hos Bel Air i Esbjerg. Her kommer medarbejderne og beder om noget så basalt som en overenskomst, og så bliver de mødt med fyringer. Det her lugter langt væk af noget, som man normalt kun ser i Honduras eller Bangladesh, siger Anders Mark Jensen.
Der er intet usædvanligt eller dramatisk i opsigelsen af de to piloter. Det fortæller formanden for bestyrelsen i Bel Air Aviation A/S, advokat Jan Godballe Børjesson.
- Der er ingen former for sammenhæng mellem afskedigelsen af de to piloter og piloternes møde den pågældende dag. Beslutningen om afskedigelserne var truffet af Bel Airs bestyrelse et godt stykke tid før da, siger Jan G. Børjesson.
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Two pilots in Esbjerg have been fired from their jobs at the helicopter company Bel Air after a sensational course.
The two pilots argued at a meeting of the Bel Air would conclude an agreement with its pilots. A few hours after they were fired.
The course took place Monday, February 27. Here there was a board meeting in pilot union in Bel Air. At the meeting there was broad agreement that there should be contacted union Flyvebranchens Staff Union (FPU), so the 20 pilots in the company could get an agreement. In particular, two pilots were hot on the idea.
- One to two hours after the pilots board were the two pilots call with a message that they were fired. They were the only two who was fired, says Anders Mark Jensen, Vice President of FPU, to Avisen.dk.
The case of the two sacked pilots creates tarnished in Bel Air. The company is otherwise in stages was praised for being growth-comet among other things, the Stock Exchange and Danish Industry. The sole owner and director of the company Susanne Hessellund has been touted to be 'helicopter queen' because she as a pilot and director have knocked the company up to a big business.
The sacking of the two pilots coming very back of Anders Mark Jensen.
- It is deeply, deeply shocking, what is going on at Bel Air in Esbjerg. Here comes the employees and ask for something as basic as a convention, and then they met with layoffs. This reeks of something that you usually only see in Honduras or Bangladesh, says Anders Mark Jensen.
There is nothing unusual or dramatic in the termination of the two pilots. It tells the Chairman of the Board of Bel Air Aviation A / S, attorney January Godballe Børjesson.
- There is no kind of connection between the dismissal of the two pilots and the pilots' meeting that day. The decision redundancies was taken by Bel Air's board for some time before then, said Jan G. Børjesson.
- We expect a decline in production later this year. There is nothing special herein neither in terms of number of employees or else. Bel Air adapts as all other companies the capacity to expectations. We are in an industry where it is often necessary to hire or fire, said Jan G. Børjesson.
Fear Culture
The case of the two sacked pilots arouses according FPU feelings house in Bel Air.
- The layoffs have left a culture of fear in Bel Air, where people go around and are afraid of what will happen to them. Employees are deeply frustrated, says Anders Mark Jensen.
According to Bel Air's website yesterday the company into "employee care."
- It's hard to spot the employee care in this one case. On the contrary, the sacked employees had an iron fist in the face, just because they have asked for something as common as a convention, says Anders Mark Jensen.
The two pilots argued at a meeting of the Bel Air would conclude an agreement with its pilots. A few hours after they were fired.
The course took place Monday, February 27. Here there was a board meeting in pilot union in Bel Air. At the meeting there was broad agreement that there should be contacted union Flyvebranchens Staff Union (FPU), so the 20 pilots in the company could get an agreement. In particular, two pilots were hot on the idea.
- One to two hours after the pilots board were the two pilots call with a message that they were fired. They were the only two who was fired, says Anders Mark Jensen, Vice President of FPU, to Avisen.dk.
The case of the two sacked pilots creates tarnished in Bel Air. The company is otherwise in stages was praised for being growth-comet among other things, the Stock Exchange and Danish Industry. The sole owner and director of the company Susanne Hessellund has been touted to be 'helicopter queen' because she as a pilot and director have knocked the company up to a big business.
The sacking of the two pilots coming very back of Anders Mark Jensen.
- It is deeply, deeply shocking, what is going on at Bel Air in Esbjerg. Here comes the employees and ask for something as basic as a convention, and then they met with layoffs. This reeks of something that you usually only see in Honduras or Bangladesh, says Anders Mark Jensen.
There is nothing unusual or dramatic in the termination of the two pilots. It tells the Chairman of the Board of Bel Air Aviation A / S, attorney January Godballe Børjesson.
- There is no kind of connection between the dismissal of the two pilots and the pilots' meeting that day. The decision redundancies was taken by Bel Air's board for some time before then, said Jan G. Børjesson.
- We expect a decline in production later this year. There is nothing special herein neither in terms of number of employees or else. Bel Air adapts as all other companies the capacity to expectations. We are in an industry where it is often necessary to hire or fire, said Jan G. Børjesson.
Fear Culture
The case of the two sacked pilots arouses according FPU feelings house in Bel Air.
- The layoffs have left a culture of fear in Bel Air, where people go around and are afraid of what will happen to them. Employees are deeply frustrated, says Anders Mark Jensen.
According to Bel Air's website yesterday the company into "employee care."
- It's hard to spot the employee care in this one case. On the contrary, the sacked employees had an iron fist in the face, just because they have asked for something as common as a convention, says Anders Mark Jensen.
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Fyringen af to piloter i helikopterselskabet Bel Air, der er ejet af erhvervskvinden Susanne Hessellund, har fået fire fagforbund op i det røde felt.
De to piloter blev i marts fyret, angiveligt fordi de krævede en kollektiv overenskomst. I en støtteerklæring til piloterne opfordrer de fire fagforbund i Esbjerg nu Bel Air og dets ejer Susanne Hessellund til at lave en fælles overenskomst med sine piloter.
Samtidig beskylder de fire fagforbund, der organiserer op mod 600 ansatte i Nordsøen, ledelsen i Bel Air for at have skabt en frygtkultur blandt piloterne.
»Den slags metoder, som ledelsen i Bel Air benytter sig af, hører ikke til på det danske arbejdsmarked. Bel Air forsøger at skræmme piloterne fra at organisere sig og fra at flyve under kollektive vilkår,« lyder det i udtalelsen fra 3F Esbjerg Transport, der er blandt de fire fagforbund, som kritiserer Bel Air.
De tre øvrige fagforbund er Metal Vest, Dansk El-forbund og 3F Esbjerg.
Ifølge Jydske Vestkysten blev de to piloter fyret hos Bel Air, få timer efter at de i et møde i pilotforeningen havde argumenteret for at tage kontakt til FPU (Flyvebranchen Personale Union), så firmaets piloter kunne få en fælles overenskomst.
Bel Air, der flyver med helikoptere for bl.a. Maersk Oil, Vestas og Siemens, afviser enhver sammenhæng mellem fyringerne og piloternes anmodning om en overenskomst. Selskabet siger, at fyringerne skyldes nedgang i aktiviteter og tabet af en lukrativ kontrakt.
I slutningen af marts mistede Bel Air mistet en stor kontrakt med flyvninger for selskaberne Dong og Hess til og fra Nordsøen.
Bel Airs bestyrelsesformand, Jan Godballe Børjesson, siger til Jydske Vestkysten, at han på ingen måde kan genkende billedet af en frygtkultur i Bel Air. Flere af de ansatte i Bel Air forsvarer ligeledes ledelsen og ejer Susanne Hessellund, skriver avisen.
Bel Air blev stiftet i 1994 af Susanne Hesselund og er de senere år blevet fremhævet som en af de store vækstsucceser herhjemme. Virksomhedens skyhøje vækst har gjort Susanne Hessellund til milliardær - men en række møgsager har også sat sine spor.
I april 2015 fik Bel Air en påtale fra Trafikstyrelsen samt begrænset flyvetilladelse i en periode, fordi der var problemer med træning af piloter, og fordi Bel Air ikke overholdt regler om hviletid, fløj med for lidt brændstof og uden godkendelse under isforhold.
Samtidig har de lave oliepriser fået overskuddet i virksomheden til at styrtdykke, fordi mange af selskabets kunder må drosle ned for sine aktiviteter.
Fyringen af to piloter i helikopterselskabet Bel Air, der er ejet af erhvervskvinden Susanne Hessellund, har fået fire fagforbund op i det røde felt.
De to piloter blev i marts fyret, angiveligt fordi de krævede en kollektiv overenskomst. I en støtteerklæring til piloterne opfordrer de fire fagforbund i Esbjerg nu Bel Air og dets ejer Susanne Hessellund til at lave en fælles overenskomst med sine piloter.
Samtidig beskylder de fire fagforbund, der organiserer op mod 600 ansatte i Nordsøen, ledelsen i Bel Air for at have skabt en frygtkultur blandt piloterne.
»Den slags metoder, som ledelsen i Bel Air benytter sig af, hører ikke til på det danske arbejdsmarked. Bel Air forsøger at skræmme piloterne fra at organisere sig og fra at flyve under kollektive vilkår,« lyder det i udtalelsen fra 3F Esbjerg Transport, der er blandt de fire fagforbund, som kritiserer Bel Air.
De tre øvrige fagforbund er Metal Vest, Dansk El-forbund og 3F Esbjerg.
Ifølge Jydske Vestkysten blev de to piloter fyret hos Bel Air, få timer efter at de i et møde i pilotforeningen havde argumenteret for at tage kontakt til FPU (Flyvebranchen Personale Union), så firmaets piloter kunne få en fælles overenskomst.
Bel Air, der flyver med helikoptere for bl.a. Maersk Oil, Vestas og Siemens, afviser enhver sammenhæng mellem fyringerne og piloternes anmodning om en overenskomst. Selskabet siger, at fyringerne skyldes nedgang i aktiviteter og tabet af en lukrativ kontrakt.
I slutningen af marts mistede Bel Air mistet en stor kontrakt med flyvninger for selskaberne Dong og Hess til og fra Nordsøen.
Bel Airs bestyrelsesformand, Jan Godballe Børjesson, siger til Jydske Vestkysten, at han på ingen måde kan genkende billedet af en frygtkultur i Bel Air. Flere af de ansatte i Bel Air forsvarer ligeledes ledelsen og ejer Susanne Hessellund, skriver avisen.
Bel Air blev stiftet i 1994 af Susanne Hesselund og er de senere år blevet fremhævet som en af de store vækstsucceser herhjemme. Virksomhedens skyhøje vækst har gjort Susanne Hessellund til milliardær - men en række møgsager har også sat sine spor.
I april 2015 fik Bel Air en påtale fra Trafikstyrelsen samt begrænset flyvetilladelse i en periode, fordi der var problemer med træning af piloter, og fordi Bel Air ikke overholdt regler om hviletid, fløj med for lidt brændstof og uden godkendelse under isforhold.
Samtidig har de lave oliepriser fået overskuddet i virksomheden til at styrtdykke, fordi mange af selskabets kunder må drosle ned for sine aktiviteter.
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The firing of two pilots in the helicopter company Bel Air, owned by businesswoman Susanne Hessellund, has got four trade unions in the red field.
The two pilots were fired in March, allegedly because they required a collective agreement. In a statement of support for the pilots, the four trade unions in Esbjerg now call Bel Air and its owner Susanne Hessellund to make a joint agreement with their pilots.
At the same time, the four trade unions, organizing up to 600 employees in the North Sea, blame Bel Air leadership for creating a fear culture among pilots.
"The methods used by Bel Air management do not belong to the Danish labor market. Bel Air tries to scare pilots from organizing themselves and from flying under collective terms, "says the statement from 3F Esbjerg Transport, one of the four trade unions who criticizes Bel Air.
The other three trade unions are Metal Vest, Danish El Association and 3F Esbjerg.
According to Jydske Vestkysten, the two pilots were fired at Bel Air a few hours after they had argued in a meeting of the pilot association to contact the FPU (Airline Personal Union) so that the company's pilots could get a joint agreement.
Bel Air, flying with helicopters for inter alia Maersk Oil, Vestas and Siemens, rejects any link between the firings and the pilots' request for an agreement. The company says the fires are due to a decline in activities and the loss of a lucrative contract.
At the end of March, Bel Air lost a major contract with flights for the companies Dong and Hess to and from the North Sea.
Bel Air's chairman, Jan Godballe Børjesson, tells the West Coast that he can no longer recognize the image of a fear culture in Bel Air. Several of Bel Air's employees also defend the management and owner Susanne Hessellund, writes the newspaper.
Bel Air was founded in 1994 by Susanne Hesselund and has been highlighted in recent years as one of the major growth successes in this country. The company's sluggish growth has made Susanne Hessellund billionaires - but a number of bugs have also made its mark.
In April 2015, Bel Air received a lawsuit from the Danish Transport Agency and limited flight permits for a period because there were problems with pilots training and because Bel Air did not comply with rest periods, flew with little fuel and without approval under ice conditions.
At the same time, the low oil prices have caused profits in the company to crash because many of the company's customers have to drosle their activities.
The two pilots were fired in March, allegedly because they required a collective agreement. In a statement of support for the pilots, the four trade unions in Esbjerg now call Bel Air and its owner Susanne Hessellund to make a joint agreement with their pilots.
At the same time, the four trade unions, organizing up to 600 employees in the North Sea, blame Bel Air leadership for creating a fear culture among pilots.
"The methods used by Bel Air management do not belong to the Danish labor market. Bel Air tries to scare pilots from organizing themselves and from flying under collective terms, "says the statement from 3F Esbjerg Transport, one of the four trade unions who criticizes Bel Air.
The other three trade unions are Metal Vest, Danish El Association and 3F Esbjerg.
According to Jydske Vestkysten, the two pilots were fired at Bel Air a few hours after they had argued in a meeting of the pilot association to contact the FPU (Airline Personal Union) so that the company's pilots could get a joint agreement.
Bel Air, flying with helicopters for inter alia Maersk Oil, Vestas and Siemens, rejects any link between the firings and the pilots' request for an agreement. The company says the fires are due to a decline in activities and the loss of a lucrative contract.
At the end of March, Bel Air lost a major contract with flights for the companies Dong and Hess to and from the North Sea.
Bel Air's chairman, Jan Godballe Børjesson, tells the West Coast that he can no longer recognize the image of a fear culture in Bel Air. Several of Bel Air's employees also defend the management and owner Susanne Hessellund, writes the newspaper.
Bel Air was founded in 1994 by Susanne Hesselund and has been highlighted in recent years as one of the major growth successes in this country. The company's sluggish growth has made Susanne Hessellund billionaires - but a number of bugs have also made its mark.
In April 2015, Bel Air received a lawsuit from the Danish Transport Agency and limited flight permits for a period because there were problems with pilots training and because Bel Air did not comply with rest periods, flew with little fuel and without approval under ice conditions.
At the same time, the low oil prices have caused profits in the company to crash because many of the company's customers have to drosle their activities.
Last edited by Tango123; 26th May 2017 at 11:02.
What did they expect - a pat in the back??
The firing of two pilots in the helicopter company Bel Air, owned by businesswoman Susanne Hessellund, has got four trade unions in the red field.
The two pilots were fired in March, allegedly because they required a collective agreement. In a statement of support for the pilots, the four trade unions in Esbjerg now call Bel Air and its owner Susanne Hessellund to make a joint agreement with their pilots.
At the same time, the four trade unions, organizing up to 600 employees in the North Sea, blame Bel Air leadership for creating a fear culture among pilots.
"The methods used by Bel Air management do not belong to the Danish labor market. Bel Air tries to scare pilots from organizing themselves and from flying under collective terms, "says the statement from 3F Esbjerg Transport, one of the four trade unions who criticizes Bel Air.
The other three trade unions are Metal Vest, Danish El Association and 3F Esbjerg.
According to Jydske Vestkysten, the two pilots were fired at Bel Air a few hours after they had argued in a meeting of the pilot association to contact the FPU (Airline Personal Union) so that the company's pilots could get a joint agreement.
Bel Air, flying with helicopters for inter alia Maersk Oil, Vestas and Siemens, rejects any link between the firings and the pilots' request for an agreement. The company says the fires are due to a decline in activities and the loss of a lucrative contract.
At the end of March, Bel Air lost a major contract with flights for the companies Dong and Hess to and from the North Sea.
Bel Air's chairman, Jan Godballe Børjesson, tells the West Coast that he can no longer recognize the image of a fear culture in Bel Air. Several of Bel Air's employees also defend the management and owner Susanne Hessellund, writes the newspaper.
Bel Air was founded in 1994 by Susanne Hesselund and has been highlighted in recent years as one of the major growth successes in this country. The company's sluggish growth has made Susanne Hessellund billionaires - but a number of bugs have also made its mark.
In April 2015, Bel Air received a lawsuit from the Danish Transport Agency and limited flight permits for a period because there were problems with pilots training and because Bel Air did not comply with rest periods, flew with little fuel and without approval under ice conditions.
At the same time, the low oil prices have caused profits in the company to crash because many of the company's customers have to drosle their activities.
The two pilots were fired in March, allegedly because they required a collective agreement. In a statement of support for the pilots, the four trade unions in Esbjerg now call Bel Air and its owner Susanne Hessellund to make a joint agreement with their pilots.
At the same time, the four trade unions, organizing up to 600 employees in the North Sea, blame Bel Air leadership for creating a fear culture among pilots.
"The methods used by Bel Air management do not belong to the Danish labor market. Bel Air tries to scare pilots from organizing themselves and from flying under collective terms, "says the statement from 3F Esbjerg Transport, one of the four trade unions who criticizes Bel Air.
The other three trade unions are Metal Vest, Danish El Association and 3F Esbjerg.
According to Jydske Vestkysten, the two pilots were fired at Bel Air a few hours after they had argued in a meeting of the pilot association to contact the FPU (Airline Personal Union) so that the company's pilots could get a joint agreement.
Bel Air, flying with helicopters for inter alia Maersk Oil, Vestas and Siemens, rejects any link between the firings and the pilots' request for an agreement. The company says the fires are due to a decline in activities and the loss of a lucrative contract.
At the end of March, Bel Air lost a major contract with flights for the companies Dong and Hess to and from the North Sea.
Bel Air's chairman, Jan Godballe Børjesson, tells the West Coast that he can no longer recognize the image of a fear culture in Bel Air. Several of Bel Air's employees also defend the management and owner Susanne Hessellund, writes the newspaper.
Bel Air was founded in 1994 by Susanne Hesselund and has been highlighted in recent years as one of the major growth successes in this country. The company's sluggish growth has made Susanne Hessellund billionaires - but a number of bugs have also made its mark.
In April 2015, Bel Air received a lawsuit from the Danish Transport Agency and limited flight permits for a period because there were problems with pilots training and because Bel Air did not comply with rest periods, flew with little fuel and without approval under ice conditions.
At the same time, the low oil prices have caused profits in the company to crash because many of the company's customers have to drosle their activities.
So why do you think you could ask for any form of work protection?
However, in return, you'll be expected to cut corners at every possible opportunity to save money.
The boss knows pilots are shallow and scared and there will be another one along to fill any gaps - type rated or not ;-)
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Just before anyone gets their panties in a twist over this.. there is a collective agreement between pilots and management as does the admin and the engineers. the main issue here is that the Danish unions have the ancient attitude that everyone must be a member of their union.. lord help those that resist.
so the only issue here is the union having their heads stuck up in their arses.
but cute Tango123 for trying to blow this into something it most certainly is not.
so the only issue here is the union having their heads stuck up in their arses.
but cute Tango123 for trying to blow this into something it most certainly is not.
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Susanne Hessellund var som pilot og almindelig lønmodtager i 2002 med til at bruge blokader og strejke i Esbjerg Lufthavn for at få en overenskomst. Det er dobbeltmoral, mener piloternes fagforbund.
Esbjerg: Susanne Hessellund, stifteren af helikopterfirmaet Bel Air flyver i en del turbulens i kølvandet på sagen om to piloter, som angiveligt blev fyret, fordi de ønskede en fælles overenskomst via piloternes fagforbund, Flyverbranchens Personal Union, FPU.
Forleden sendte fire fagforbund i Esbjerg en støtteerklæring til piloterne i Bel Air, og nu trækker FPU også Susanne Hessellunds fortid ind i striden.
Bel Air-stifteren har tidligere meddelt, at et flertal af piloterne i Bel Air slet ikke ønsker en kollektiv overenskomst, men også Bel Airs ledelse og Susanne Hessellund har oplyst, at man ikke ønsker at indgå i forhandlinger med FPU og ej heller ønsker at tegne en overenskomst, fordi man i stedet har lokalaftaler, som er på lige fod med eller bedre end overenskomsten på området.
Men for 15 år havde Susanne Hessellund en helt anden opfattelse af faglig organisering og kollektive overenskomster. I 2002 var Bel Air-stifteren nemlig ansat som pilot hos helikopterfirmaet CHC i Esbjerg Lufthavn, og hun var ifølge FPU en af foregangspersonerne i en omfattende faglig konflikt som næstformand i piloternes faglige forening.
Ifølge FPU stod Susanne Hessellund sammen med den daværende formand for piloternes forening i spidsen for 24 piloter, som bl.a. ønskede en begrænsning på 800 flyvetimer. I den forbindelse tog de fat i FPU for at arbejde henimod en overenskomst, men arbejdsgiveren CHC ville ikke give sig en tomme, og så blev der taget en beslutning om at sætte hårdt mod hårdt.
Det resulterede i en strejke og omfattende fysiske blokader i Esbjerg Lufthavn, hvor de ansatte på Nordsøens olieplatforme ikke kunne flyves til og fra deres arbejde. Angiveligt brillerede Susanne Hessellund med helt alene at blokere en port ned til helikopterfirmaet, og da det endte med, at piloterne fik deres overenskomst var Susanne Hessellund vært ved en sejrsfest i privaten.
- Susanne Hessellund spillede i sin tid en hovedrolle i brugen af strejker og blokader for at få en fælles overenskomst. Det er muligt, at det er 15 år siden, men jeg synes ærligt talt, at det skriger til himlen med dobbeltmoral. Hun har åbenbart fuldstændig glemt, hvordan det var at være almindelig lønmodtager i dag, hvor hun sidder for bordenden i sit eget firma, siger Anders Mark Jensen, næstformand i FPU.
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Susanne Hessellund oplyser via sin bestyrelsesformand, advokat Jan G. Børjesson, at hun ikke har nogen kommentar til sammenkoblingen mellem hendes rolle i arbejdskonflikten i 2002 og den aktuelle overenskomststrid.
- Bel Air eller Susanne Hessellund har ingen bemærkninger til begivenheder, der fandt sted for mere end 15 år siden og mere end syv år før Bel Air opstartede offshore flyvninger, oplyser bestyrelsesformand i en skriftlig kommentar til avisen.
Susanne Hessellund var som pilot og almindelig lønmodtager i 2002 med til at bruge blokader og strejke i Esbjerg Lufthavn for at få en overenskomst. Det er dobbeltmoral, mener piloternes fagforbund.
Esbjerg: Susanne Hessellund, stifteren af helikopterfirmaet Bel Air flyver i en del turbulens i kølvandet på sagen om to piloter, som angiveligt blev fyret, fordi de ønskede en fælles overenskomst via piloternes fagforbund, Flyverbranchens Personal Union, FPU.
Forleden sendte fire fagforbund i Esbjerg en støtteerklæring til piloterne i Bel Air, og nu trækker FPU også Susanne Hessellunds fortid ind i striden.
Bel Air-stifteren har tidligere meddelt, at et flertal af piloterne i Bel Air slet ikke ønsker en kollektiv overenskomst, men også Bel Airs ledelse og Susanne Hessellund har oplyst, at man ikke ønsker at indgå i forhandlinger med FPU og ej heller ønsker at tegne en overenskomst, fordi man i stedet har lokalaftaler, som er på lige fod med eller bedre end overenskomsten på området.
Men for 15 år havde Susanne Hessellund en helt anden opfattelse af faglig organisering og kollektive overenskomster. I 2002 var Bel Air-stifteren nemlig ansat som pilot hos helikopterfirmaet CHC i Esbjerg Lufthavn, og hun var ifølge FPU en af foregangspersonerne i en omfattende faglig konflikt som næstformand i piloternes faglige forening.
Ifølge FPU stod Susanne Hessellund sammen med den daværende formand for piloternes forening i spidsen for 24 piloter, som bl.a. ønskede en begrænsning på 800 flyvetimer. I den forbindelse tog de fat i FPU for at arbejde henimod en overenskomst, men arbejdsgiveren CHC ville ikke give sig en tomme, og så blev der taget en beslutning om at sætte hårdt mod hårdt.
Det resulterede i en strejke og omfattende fysiske blokader i Esbjerg Lufthavn, hvor de ansatte på Nordsøens olieplatforme ikke kunne flyves til og fra deres arbejde. Angiveligt brillerede Susanne Hessellund med helt alene at blokere en port ned til helikopterfirmaet, og da det endte med, at piloterne fik deres overenskomst var Susanne Hessellund vært ved en sejrsfest i privaten.
- Susanne Hessellund spillede i sin tid en hovedrolle i brugen af strejker og blokader for at få en fælles overenskomst. Det er muligt, at det er 15 år siden, men jeg synes ærligt talt, at det skriger til himlen med dobbeltmoral. Hun har åbenbart fuldstændig glemt, hvordan det var at være almindelig lønmodtager i dag, hvor hun sidder for bordenden i sit eget firma, siger Anders Mark Jensen, næstformand i FPU.
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Susanne Hessellund oplyser via sin bestyrelsesformand, advokat Jan G. Børjesson, at hun ikke har nogen kommentar til sammenkoblingen mellem hendes rolle i arbejdskonflikten i 2002 og den aktuelle overenskomststrid.
- Bel Air eller Susanne Hessellund har ingen bemærkninger til begivenheder, der fandt sted for mere end 15 år siden og mere end syv år før Bel Air opstartede offshore flyvninger, oplyser bestyrelsesformand i en skriftlig kommentar til avisen.
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Susanne Hessellund was a pilot and regular employee in 2002 helping to use blockages and strikes at Esbjerg Airport to get an agreement. It is a double standard, says the unions of the pilots.
Susanne Hessellund, the founder of the helicopter company Bel Air, flies in some turbulence in the wake of the case of two pilots allegedly fired because they wanted a joint agreement through the pilot's union, the Airline's Personal Union, FPU.
Earlier, four trade unions in Esbjerg sent a statement of support to the pilots in Bel Air, and now FPU also draws Susanne Hessellund's past into the battle.
Bel Air founder has previously announced that a majority of pilots in Bel Air do not want a collective agreement at all, but also Bel Air's management and Susanne Hessellund have stated that they do not want to enter into negotiations with the FPU nor want to draw An agreement because instead you have local agreements that are equal to or better than the agreement in the field.
But for 15 years, Susanne Hessellund had a completely different perception of professional organization and collective agreements. In 2002, the Bel Air founder was employed as a pilot at the helicopter company CHC in Esbjerg Airport, and according to FPU, she was one of the pioneers in a comprehensive professional conflict as deputy chairman of the pilot's professional association.
According to the FPU, Susanne Hessellund co-existed with the then chairman of the pilots' association in the lead of 24 pilots. Wanted a limit of 800 flight hours. In doing so, they caught the FPU in order to work towards an agreement, but the employer CHC would not give up an inch, and then a decision was made to set hard against hard.
This resulted in a strike and extensive physical blockade at Esbjerg Airport where employees on the North Sea oil platform could not fly to and from their work. Apparently Susanne Hessellund shed all the way to blocking a gate down to the helicopter company, and when the pilots ended their agreement, Susanne Hessellund was at a private party victory.
- Susanne Hessellund played a key role in the use of strikes and blockades in order to get a joint agreement. It is possible that it is 15 years ago, but I honestly think it cries to the sky with double standards. She has obviously completely forgotten what it was like to be a regular employee today, where she is sitting at the table end in her own company, says Anders Mark Jensen, Vice President of the FPU.
No comment
Susanne Hessellund, through his chairman, lawyer Jan G. Børjesson, states that she has no comment on the link between her role in the labor dispute in 2002 and the current collective agreement.
- Bel Air or Susanne Hessellund have no comments on events that occurred more than 15 years ago and more than seven years before Bel Air launched offshore flights, informs the Chairman of the Board in a written comment to the newspaper.
Susanne Hessellund was a pilot and regular employee in 2002 helping to use blockages and strikes at Esbjerg Airport to get an agreement. It is a double standard, says the unions of the pilots.
Susanne Hessellund, the founder of the helicopter company Bel Air, flies in some turbulence in the wake of the case of two pilots allegedly fired because they wanted a joint agreement through the pilot's union, the Airline's Personal Union, FPU.
Earlier, four trade unions in Esbjerg sent a statement of support to the pilots in Bel Air, and now FPU also draws Susanne Hessellund's past into the battle.
Bel Air founder has previously announced that a majority of pilots in Bel Air do not want a collective agreement at all, but also Bel Air's management and Susanne Hessellund have stated that they do not want to enter into negotiations with the FPU nor want to draw An agreement because instead you have local agreements that are equal to or better than the agreement in the field.
But for 15 years, Susanne Hessellund had a completely different perception of professional organization and collective agreements. In 2002, the Bel Air founder was employed as a pilot at the helicopter company CHC in Esbjerg Airport, and according to FPU, she was one of the pioneers in a comprehensive professional conflict as deputy chairman of the pilot's professional association.
According to the FPU, Susanne Hessellund co-existed with the then chairman of the pilots' association in the lead of 24 pilots. Wanted a limit of 800 flight hours. In doing so, they caught the FPU in order to work towards an agreement, but the employer CHC would not give up an inch, and then a decision was made to set hard against hard.
This resulted in a strike and extensive physical blockade at Esbjerg Airport where employees on the North Sea oil platform could not fly to and from their work. Apparently Susanne Hessellund shed all the way to blocking a gate down to the helicopter company, and when the pilots ended their agreement, Susanne Hessellund was at a private party victory.
- Susanne Hessellund played a key role in the use of strikes and blockades in order to get a joint agreement. It is possible that it is 15 years ago, but I honestly think it cries to the sky with double standards. She has obviously completely forgotten what it was like to be a regular employee today, where she is sitting at the table end in her own company, says Anders Mark Jensen, Vice President of the FPU.
No comment
Susanne Hessellund, through his chairman, lawyer Jan G. Børjesson, states that she has no comment on the link between her role in the labor dispute in 2002 and the current collective agreement.
- Bel Air or Susanne Hessellund have no comments on events that occurred more than 15 years ago and more than seven years before Bel Air launched offshore flights, informs the Chairman of the Board in a written comment to the newspaper.
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Efter fyringer af to piloter smuldrede en næsten 100 procents opbakning til en fælles overenskomst. Det dokumenterer en frygtkultur i Bel Air, mener piloternes fagforbund.
Meget tyder på, at helikopterfirmaet Bel Airs omdiskuterede fyringer af to piloter, som aktivt havde argumenteret for indgåelse af en fælles overenskomst, fik flere af deres kolleger til at ændre holdning af frygt.
Det mener piloternes fagforbund, Flyverbranchens Personale Union (FPU), der nu intensiverer angrebene på personalekulturen hos Bel Air og firmaets stifter, Susanne Hessellund. Det første angreb blev indledt forleden, da fire LO-fagforbund i Esbjerg udsendte en støtteerklæring til piloterne i Bel Air, og dermed også bakkede op om FPUs kritiske holdning til helikopterfirmaet.
Nu offentliggør FPU resultaterne fra to interne afstemninger blandt Bel Air-piloterne fra henholdsvis januar og marts. Konkret stemte piloterne om, hvorvidt de ønskede, at der blev indgået overenskomst med FPU. Det første resultat var tydeligt - 16 ud af 17 stemte ja. Anden afstemning fandt sted efter, at Bel Air havde afskediget flere medarbejdere, heriblandt to piloter. Resultatet viste stadig et flertal for at indgå overenskomst, men denne gang var det med mindst mulig margin, nemlig ni for og otte imod.
Frygt i lille branche
Næstformand i FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, mener, at det andet afstemningsresultat underbygger påstanden om, at der i Bel Air hersker en frygtkultur.
- For os er der ingen tvivl om, at resultatet af anden afstemning afspejler den frygt, der er for ledelsen. Folk bliver bange - se, hvad konsekvenserne er, hvis man forlanger overenskomst. De to fyrede piloter var nogle af dem, der talte for overenskomst. Det er jo nok ikke helt tilfældigt, siger Anders Mark Jensen og fortsætter:
- Man skal have med i baghovedet, at helikopterbranchen er en meget lille branche, hvor jobbene i Danmark ikke hænger på træerne. Man har måske slået sig ned og købt hus, og man står typisk med en stor gæld, for man betaler selv for sin uddannelse som pilot, så man er sårbar, siger han.
Egen undersøgelse
Netop afstemningsresultatet fra anden afstemning, hvor et lille flertal af piloterne stadig ønskede overenskomst med FPU, er dog ikke i tråd med, hvad Bel Airs bestyrelsesformand, advokat Jan G. Børjesson, forleden oplyste, nemlig at et flertal af piloterne har afvist overenskomst med FPU. Imidlertid oplyser bestyrelsesformanden skriftligt, at Bel Air ikke er bekendt med resultatet af de to afstemninger, men at hans udtalelse baserer sig på, at ni ud af de 17 piloter direkte over for Bel Air har tilkendegivet, at de stemte nej og ønskede, at den eksisterende lokalaftale fortsatte:
"Afgørende for Bel Air er eller var i øvrigt ikke, om piloterne var delt 9-8 eller 8-9, men at der ikke var bredt flertal for at gå videre, hvorfor der ikke var yderligere for Bel Air at forholde sig til i så henseende", skriver Jan G. Børjesson bl.a. Han understreger desuden i sit svar, at Bel Air "trods opfordring hertil og rykning herfor" aldrig officielt har modtaget orientering om afstemningsresultaterne fra hverken den første eller den anden afstemning.
Anders Mark Jensen har intet tilovers for, at Bel Air har foretaget sin egen undersøgelse:
- Deri ligger en skjult trussel. Bel Air er ikke en stor familie, som ledelsen gerne vil have alle til at tro. Det er en virksomhed med ledelse og ansatte, siger han.
Bel Air har hele tiden understreget, at afskedigelserne af de to piloter intet har med deres overenskomstønsker at gøre, men alene er begrundet i produktionsnedgang på grund af mistede kontrakter.
Efter fyringer af to piloter smuldrede en næsten 100 procents opbakning til en fælles overenskomst. Det dokumenterer en frygtkultur i Bel Air, mener piloternes fagforbund.
Meget tyder på, at helikopterfirmaet Bel Airs omdiskuterede fyringer af to piloter, som aktivt havde argumenteret for indgåelse af en fælles overenskomst, fik flere af deres kolleger til at ændre holdning af frygt.
Det mener piloternes fagforbund, Flyverbranchens Personale Union (FPU), der nu intensiverer angrebene på personalekulturen hos Bel Air og firmaets stifter, Susanne Hessellund. Det første angreb blev indledt forleden, da fire LO-fagforbund i Esbjerg udsendte en støtteerklæring til piloterne i Bel Air, og dermed også bakkede op om FPUs kritiske holdning til helikopterfirmaet.
Nu offentliggør FPU resultaterne fra to interne afstemninger blandt Bel Air-piloterne fra henholdsvis januar og marts. Konkret stemte piloterne om, hvorvidt de ønskede, at der blev indgået overenskomst med FPU. Det første resultat var tydeligt - 16 ud af 17 stemte ja. Anden afstemning fandt sted efter, at Bel Air havde afskediget flere medarbejdere, heriblandt to piloter. Resultatet viste stadig et flertal for at indgå overenskomst, men denne gang var det med mindst mulig margin, nemlig ni for og otte imod.
Frygt i lille branche
Næstformand i FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, mener, at det andet afstemningsresultat underbygger påstanden om, at der i Bel Air hersker en frygtkultur.
- For os er der ingen tvivl om, at resultatet af anden afstemning afspejler den frygt, der er for ledelsen. Folk bliver bange - se, hvad konsekvenserne er, hvis man forlanger overenskomst. De to fyrede piloter var nogle af dem, der talte for overenskomst. Det er jo nok ikke helt tilfældigt, siger Anders Mark Jensen og fortsætter:
- Man skal have med i baghovedet, at helikopterbranchen er en meget lille branche, hvor jobbene i Danmark ikke hænger på træerne. Man har måske slået sig ned og købt hus, og man står typisk med en stor gæld, for man betaler selv for sin uddannelse som pilot, så man er sårbar, siger han.
Egen undersøgelse
Netop afstemningsresultatet fra anden afstemning, hvor et lille flertal af piloterne stadig ønskede overenskomst med FPU, er dog ikke i tråd med, hvad Bel Airs bestyrelsesformand, advokat Jan G. Børjesson, forleden oplyste, nemlig at et flertal af piloterne har afvist overenskomst med FPU. Imidlertid oplyser bestyrelsesformanden skriftligt, at Bel Air ikke er bekendt med resultatet af de to afstemninger, men at hans udtalelse baserer sig på, at ni ud af de 17 piloter direkte over for Bel Air har tilkendegivet, at de stemte nej og ønskede, at den eksisterende lokalaftale fortsatte:
"Afgørende for Bel Air er eller var i øvrigt ikke, om piloterne var delt 9-8 eller 8-9, men at der ikke var bredt flertal for at gå videre, hvorfor der ikke var yderligere for Bel Air at forholde sig til i så henseende", skriver Jan G. Børjesson bl.a. Han understreger desuden i sit svar, at Bel Air "trods opfordring hertil og rykning herfor" aldrig officielt har modtaget orientering om afstemningsresultaterne fra hverken den første eller den anden afstemning.
Anders Mark Jensen har intet tilovers for, at Bel Air har foretaget sin egen undersøgelse:
- Deri ligger en skjult trussel. Bel Air er ikke en stor familie, som ledelsen gerne vil have alle til at tro. Det er en virksomhed med ledelse og ansatte, siger han.
Bel Air har hele tiden understreget, at afskedigelserne af de to piloter intet har med deres overenskomstønsker at gøre, men alene er begrundet i produktionsnedgang på grund af mistede kontrakter.
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After firing of two pilots, almost 100 percent of their support culminated in a joint agreement. It documents a fear culture in Bel Air, believes the unions of the pilots.
Much suggests that the helicopter company Bel Air's controversial expulsions of two pilots who had actively argued for the conclusion of a joint agreement prompted several of their colleagues to change the attitude of fear.
It believes the pilots' union, the Civil Aviation Union (FPU), is now intensifying attacks on staff culture at Bel Air and company founder Susanne Hessellund. The first attack was launched the other day when four LO union unions in Esbjerg issued a support statement to the pilots in Bel Air, thus also backing up the FPU's critical attitude towards the helicopter company.
The FPU now publishes the results of two internal polls among the Bel Air pilots from January and March, respectively. Specifically, the pilots agreed whether they wanted an agreement with the CPU. The first result was clear - 16 out of 17 voted yes. The second ballot took place after Bel Air had dismissed more employees, including two pilots. The result still showed a majority to conclude an agreement, but this time it was at least possible margin, namely nine and eight against.
Fear in small industry
Vice Chairman of the FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, believes that the second poll results substantiate the claim that Bel Air has a fear culture.
- For us, there is no doubt that the outcome of the second vote reflects the fear that is for management. People get scared - see what the consequences are if you demand an agreement. The two fired pilots were some of those who spoke for agreement. It's not quite random, says Anders Mark Jensen, and continues:
"You have to bear in mind that the helicopter industry is a very small industry where jobs in Denmark are not hanging on the trees. You may have settled down and bought a house, and you typically have a big debt because you pay for your education as a pilot, so you're vulnerable, he says.
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Just the vote from a second poll, where a small majority of pilots still want an agreement with the FPU, is not in line with what Bel Air's chairman, Jan G. Børjesson, lawyer said, that a majority of pilots have rejected an agreement with the FPU . However, the Chairman of the Board informs in writing that Bel Air is not aware of the outcome of the two polls but that his opinion is based on the fact that you out of the 17 pilots directly to Bel Air have indicated that they voted no and wanted it to Existing local agreement continued:
"Deciding for Bel Air is or was not whether the pilots were split 9-8 or 8-9 but there was not a wide majority to move on why there was no further reason for Bel Air to relate to so Respect, "writes Jan G. Børjesson, among others. He also emphasizes in his reply that Bel Air "has never officially received information about voting results from either the first or the second ballot" despite the request for it and the cancellation of it.
Anders Mark Jensen has nothing left for Bel Air to conduct his own investigation:
- There's a hidden threat. Bel Air is not a big family that management wants everyone to believe. It is a company with management and employees, he says.
Bel Air has constantly emphasized that the redundancies of the two pilots have nothing to do with their collective wishes, but only due to production decline due to lost contracts.
After firing of two pilots, almost 100 percent of their support culminated in a joint agreement. It documents a fear culture in Bel Air, believes the unions of the pilots.
Much suggests that the helicopter company Bel Air's controversial expulsions of two pilots who had actively argued for the conclusion of a joint agreement prompted several of their colleagues to change the attitude of fear.
It believes the pilots' union, the Civil Aviation Union (FPU), is now intensifying attacks on staff culture at Bel Air and company founder Susanne Hessellund. The first attack was launched the other day when four LO union unions in Esbjerg issued a support statement to the pilots in Bel Air, thus also backing up the FPU's critical attitude towards the helicopter company.
The FPU now publishes the results of two internal polls among the Bel Air pilots from January and March, respectively. Specifically, the pilots agreed whether they wanted an agreement with the CPU. The first result was clear - 16 out of 17 voted yes. The second ballot took place after Bel Air had dismissed more employees, including two pilots. The result still showed a majority to conclude an agreement, but this time it was at least possible margin, namely nine and eight against.
Fear in small industry
Vice Chairman of the FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, believes that the second poll results substantiate the claim that Bel Air has a fear culture.
- For us, there is no doubt that the outcome of the second vote reflects the fear that is for management. People get scared - see what the consequences are if you demand an agreement. The two fired pilots were some of those who spoke for agreement. It's not quite random, says Anders Mark Jensen, and continues:
"You have to bear in mind that the helicopter industry is a very small industry where jobs in Denmark are not hanging on the trees. You may have settled down and bought a house, and you typically have a big debt because you pay for your education as a pilot, so you're vulnerable, he says.
Own study
Just the vote from a second poll, where a small majority of pilots still want an agreement with the FPU, is not in line with what Bel Air's chairman, Jan G. Børjesson, lawyer said, that a majority of pilots have rejected an agreement with the FPU . However, the Chairman of the Board informs in writing that Bel Air is not aware of the outcome of the two polls but that his opinion is based on the fact that you out of the 17 pilots directly to Bel Air have indicated that they voted no and wanted it to Existing local agreement continued:
"Deciding for Bel Air is or was not whether the pilots were split 9-8 or 8-9 but there was not a wide majority to move on why there was no further reason for Bel Air to relate to so Respect, "writes Jan G. Børjesson, among others. He also emphasizes in his reply that Bel Air "has never officially received information about voting results from either the first or the second ballot" despite the request for it and the cancellation of it.
Anders Mark Jensen has nothing left for Bel Air to conduct his own investigation:
- There's a hidden threat. Bel Air is not a big family that management wants everyone to believe. It is a company with management and employees, he says.
Bel Air has constantly emphasized that the redundancies of the two pilots have nothing to do with their collective wishes, but only due to production decline due to lost contracts.
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After firing of two pilots, almost 100 percent of their support culminated in a joint agreement. It documents a fear culture in Bel Air, believes the unions of the pilots.
Much suggests that the helicopter company Bel Air's controversial expulsions of two pilots who had actively argued for the conclusion of a joint agreement prompted several of their colleagues to change the attitude of fear.
It believes the pilots' union, the Civil Aviation Union (FPU), is now intensifying attacks on staff culture at Bel Air and company founder Susanne Hessellund. The first attack was launched the other day when four LO union unions in Esbjerg issued a support statement to the pilots in Bel Air, thus also backing up the FPU's critical attitude towards the helicopter company.
The FPU now publishes the results of two internal polls among the Bel Air pilots from January and March, respectively. Specifically, the pilots agreed whether they wanted an agreement with the CPU. The first result was clear - 16 out of 17 voted yes. The second ballot took place after Bel Air had dismissed more employees, including two pilots. The result still showed a majority to conclude an agreement, but this time it was at least possible margin, namely nine and eight against.
Fear in small industry
Vice Chairman of the FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, believes that the second poll results substantiate the claim that Bel Air has a fear culture.
- For us, there is no doubt that the outcome of the second vote reflects the fear that is for management. People get scared - see what the consequences are if you demand an agreement. The two fired pilots were some of those who spoke for agreement. It's not quite random, says Anders Mark Jensen, and continues:
"You have to bear in mind that the helicopter industry is a very small industry where jobs in Denmark are not hanging on the trees. You may have settled down and bought a house, and you typically have a big debt because you pay for your education as a pilot, so you're vulnerable, he says.
Own study
Just the vote from a second poll, where a small majority of pilots still want an agreement with the FPU, is not in line with what Bel Air's chairman, Jan G. Børjesson, lawyer said, that a majority of pilots have rejected an agreement with the FPU . However, the Chairman of the Board informs in writing that Bel Air is not aware of the outcome of the two polls but that his opinion is based on the fact that you out of the 17 pilots directly to Bel Air have indicated that they voted no and wanted it to Existing local agreement continued:
"Deciding for Bel Air is or was not whether the pilots were split 9-8 or 8-9 but there was not a wide majority to move on why there was no further reason for Bel Air to relate to so Respect, "writes Jan G. Børjesson, among others. He also emphasizes in his reply that Bel Air "has never officially received information about voting results from either the first or the second ballot" despite the request for it and the cancellation of it.
Anders Mark Jensen has nothing left for Bel Air to conduct his own investigation:
- There's a hidden threat. Bel Air is not a big family that management wants everyone to believe. It is a company with management and employees, he says.
Bel Air has constantly emphasized that the redundancies of the two pilots have nothing to do with their collective wishes, but only due to production decline due to lost contracts.
After firing of two pilots, almost 100 percent of their support culminated in a joint agreement. It documents a fear culture in Bel Air, believes the unions of the pilots.
Much suggests that the helicopter company Bel Air's controversial expulsions of two pilots who had actively argued for the conclusion of a joint agreement prompted several of their colleagues to change the attitude of fear.
It believes the pilots' union, the Civil Aviation Union (FPU), is now intensifying attacks on staff culture at Bel Air and company founder Susanne Hessellund. The first attack was launched the other day when four LO union unions in Esbjerg issued a support statement to the pilots in Bel Air, thus also backing up the FPU's critical attitude towards the helicopter company.
The FPU now publishes the results of two internal polls among the Bel Air pilots from January and March, respectively. Specifically, the pilots agreed whether they wanted an agreement with the CPU. The first result was clear - 16 out of 17 voted yes. The second ballot took place after Bel Air had dismissed more employees, including two pilots. The result still showed a majority to conclude an agreement, but this time it was at least possible margin, namely nine and eight against.
Fear in small industry
Vice Chairman of the FPU, Anders Mark Jensen, believes that the second poll results substantiate the claim that Bel Air has a fear culture.
- For us, there is no doubt that the outcome of the second vote reflects the fear that is for management. People get scared - see what the consequences are if you demand an agreement. The two fired pilots were some of those who spoke for agreement. It's not quite random, says Anders Mark Jensen, and continues:
"You have to bear in mind that the helicopter industry is a very small industry where jobs in Denmark are not hanging on the trees. You may have settled down and bought a house, and you typically have a big debt because you pay for your education as a pilot, so you're vulnerable, he says.
Own study
Just the vote from a second poll, where a small majority of pilots still want an agreement with the FPU, is not in line with what Bel Air's chairman, Jan G. Børjesson, lawyer said, that a majority of pilots have rejected an agreement with the FPU . However, the Chairman of the Board informs in writing that Bel Air is not aware of the outcome of the two polls but that his opinion is based on the fact that you out of the 17 pilots directly to Bel Air have indicated that they voted no and wanted it to Existing local agreement continued:
"Deciding for Bel Air is or was not whether the pilots were split 9-8 or 8-9 but there was not a wide majority to move on why there was no further reason for Bel Air to relate to so Respect, "writes Jan G. Børjesson, among others. He also emphasizes in his reply that Bel Air "has never officially received information about voting results from either the first or the second ballot" despite the request for it and the cancellation of it.
Anders Mark Jensen has nothing left for Bel Air to conduct his own investigation:
- There's a hidden threat. Bel Air is not a big family that management wants everyone to believe. It is a company with management and employees, he says.
Bel Air has constantly emphasized that the redundancies of the two pilots have nothing to do with their collective wishes, but only due to production decline due to lost contracts.
Standards in the last couple of years have been raised to a level equal to any of the big operators and that in itself is a major step forward for a company that will go from strength to strength.
If this is the tactics the unions in Denmark wish to pursue to ruin a company that won't kowtow, then I say **** them.
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I see your point Kiwi
For me it was just information in the Rotorhead branch like many other things, with no personal quotes. Didn't mean to insult anyone.
Btw I don't have any grudge against them. Sorry that it seems like I do. Will not post anymore quotes from the media.
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For me it was just information in the Rotorhead branch like many other things, with no personal quotes. Didn't mean to insult anyone.
Btw I don't have any grudge against them. Sorry that it seems like I do. Will not post anymore quotes from the media.
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Tango - You can post whatever you wish - I was just asking if you had some sort of grudge against them since you were making all these anti BelAir posts - thats all.
Kiwi. Anyone who has any experience in the Danish helicopter industry will have knowledge of the history surrounding the owner and her actions whilst an employee of both CHC and Dancopter before forming Belair. Both of which were less than honourable. It is also difficult to compete against an operator who has seemed impervious to scrutiny from the authorities (until now). Some will say that it is about time her authoritarian and erratic rule is exposed. I certainly do.
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I have worked with the md of Belair and previously Dancopter, ( do not anymore )
I will say that you can agree or disagree with how she does things but the woman has skill and drive, that you can not take away from her.
but regardless of her position and right or wrong doings. This case is about the union not being happy with Belair making their own agreements outside of FPU and as such they must die.
The Danish unions has outlived themselves by many years, they didn't care when the oil prices went down and lots of people were without jobs. No its heading the other way (albeit slowly ) and they now have to make an appearance to justify the high cost of being a member.
its pathetic and completely uncalled for, and as long as nothing has been published then FPU can say what ever they want to further their case, it will still be word against word when it comes to the vote.
If FPU was concerned with their members and not themselves they would have been at this years ago, way before anyone supposedly got fired for wanting to be in a union.
I will say that you can agree or disagree with how she does things but the woman has skill and drive, that you can not take away from her.
but regardless of her position and right or wrong doings. This case is about the union not being happy with Belair making their own agreements outside of FPU and as such they must die.
The Danish unions has outlived themselves by many years, they didn't care when the oil prices went down and lots of people were without jobs. No its heading the other way (albeit slowly ) and they now have to make an appearance to justify the high cost of being a member.
its pathetic and completely uncalled for, and as long as nothing has been published then FPU can say what ever they want to further their case, it will still be word against word when it comes to the vote.
If FPU was concerned with their members and not themselves they would have been at this years ago, way before anyone supposedly got fired for wanting to be in a union.
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Seems like everyone is finding this out Same Again. Maersk have awarded their contract to NHV/Dancopter. This follows Dong/Hess a few months ago, also going with DC/NHV.
After making most of her money on the back of the two groundings of the EC225 maybe she will be hoping that the S92 will be grounded...
After making most of her money on the back of the two groundings of the EC225 maybe she will be hoping that the S92 will be grounded...
Well NoCrust therer is a saying that what goes around comes around. I hope now that some of those good people at Dancopter get their jobs back. It was sad to see a company that did all the right things lose out to one that didn't.
