Iberia has proposed to the unions to create a ground services company (handling) 100% owned by IAG – the holding company to which it belongs – which would provide service to the entire group and guarantees that all workers would maintain the company's agreement, the airline has reported. In this way, it proposes a viability plan that contemplates separation measures for 1,727 people until December 31, 2026, through early retirement and incentivized discharges.
This decision comes after the strike on the Three Kings weekend and after negotiating throughout last week with the UGT and CCOO, who defend the need for the workers of the handling continue in the orbit of Iberia, despite the fact that it has lost the management of these services in eight of the main airports in the country (all the large ones except Barajas) in the contest resolved by Aena in September.
This result forced the workers to be subrogated in the companies that won the competitions. handling in each of the airports that it lost (Bilbao, Málaga, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza, Barcelona, Las Palmas and Tenerife South) but the unions want the staff to continue in Iberia. According to information from Iberia, with the creation of this company 100% owned by International Airlines Group (IAG) – to which Iberia, British Airways, Vueling, Aer Lingus and Level belong – all the rights of its workers are guaranteed because All employees would maintain the company agreement.
Third party services
According to information from Iberia, with the creation of this company 100% owned by IAG, all the rights of its workers are guaranteed because the employees would maintain the company's agreement and would not become dependent on the operators that won the competition for the service. ramp. The airline points out that given that margins are narrow in ground services, a large volume is necessary that can only be achieved sustainably by providing services to third-party companies.
With this proposal, the staff of Iberia Airport Services (the subsidiary of handling) would remain in this new company to provide the service to the entire IAG group. It could also offer services to third parties in passage (service staff at counters), a segment that is liberalized, unlike the ramp segment (baggage management), which is the one that was resolved in the tender.
At the same time, Iberia proposes a viability plan for this new company that contemplates separation measures for 1,727 people until December 31, 2026, through early retirement and incentivized sick leave for workers aged 56 and over. Iberia Airport Services has around 8,000 workers.
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