Portway warned this Thursday about the possibility of confinements at national airports, due to the strike called by the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC) for August 26, 27 and 28.
After the strike called by SINTAC – National Union of Civil Aviation Workers for August 26, 27 and 28, Portway warns of the possibility of confinements at national airports,” the ground handling company warned in a statement.
SINTAC called a strike at the ground handling company, at the Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Funchal airports, with starts at 00:00 on August 26 and ends at 24:00 on August 28against the policy of “confrontation and devaluation of workers for consecutive breaches of the Company Agreement, disciplinary confrontation, absence of salary updates, misrepresentation of performance evaluations that prevent salary progression and bad faith in negotiations,” he said in a statement.
Portway lamented, in the statement sent, “the inconvenience that this situation may cause passengers.”
Taking into account the impact that the strike may have on airport operations, the company also advised travelers to confirm your flights with the airlinesbefore heading to the airports, and the references to the airlines affected by the stoppage will be permanently updated at https://www.portway.pt/pt/media/noticias/.
Portway considers that the call for this strike is an irresponsible act, since the reasons for calling it do not correspond to reality, it compromises the recovery of the sector and the national economy in a period of intense aeronautical and tourist activity and certainly affects the capacity that the company translates the long-awaited financial recovery into better conditions for the workers”, considered the company.
Regarding the reasons given by the union to call the strike, the company stressed that “it complies with all applicable legislation and regulations, including current Company Agreements and the labor rights of its workers, which include the right to strike and the right to work in full freedom and conscience”, and recalled that “remuneration updates have been made from 2019 to the current date, which represent an 11% increase in the remuneration of workers”.
In addition, Portway indicated that vacations are paid with an increase of 150% with respect to the hourly rate, complying with “all regulations regarding vacation pay”, and stressed that “it privileges security above all else and vehemently rejects any accusation of concessions or operating facilities that may compromise the safety of its customers, passengers and workers.
Finally, the company appealed to minimum services are met for the strike period, decreed by the Government.
Source: Observadora
