Increased risk of pilot strike at SAS – Aftenbladet.no

The Scandinavian pilots at SAS is effectively divided into two equal groups when the company wants to slim and streamline the collective agreements for those with responsibility for controls.

Half of the pilots in Norway and all in Sweden can be on strike Thursday morning if mediations between the two countries is not successful. The other half of Norway and all Danish pilots have now put in place new agreements.

Ensures a Future

Wednesday afternoon, came a new agreement in place for SAS pilots who are members of pilot association arising out of Braathens.

The Federation-affiliated SAS Norway Pilot Association has negotiated for several months, and manager Jan Levi Skogvang said in a statement that the new agreement combines accountability with job security.

– We’ve got agreements that reflects today’s competitive situation and that is with ensuring Scandinavian jobs and a future for pilots at SAS, said CEO Richard Gustafson in SAS.

Greater distance

For the second half of the Norwegian SAS pilots goes settlement to arbitration by the national mediator Monday.

LO-affiliated Norwegian Cockpit Association leads the mediation of Norwegian SAS pilots’ association.

The agreement signed Wednesday may have increased the danger strikes, get NTB lit.

From before there will be a large distance and minimal contact between the parties. The pilots believe that the offer from SAS is regarded as a dictation, according to DN.

There is allocated three days to mediation, meaning that it will strike from Thursday morning if there is consensus.

– Demanding

Also in the Swedish pilot corps is the clearly expressed willingness to strike. While mediation here already underway, Swedish Pilot Association announced the strike for its more than 300 members from Thursday.

The Swedish pilots have difficulty seeing how the parties can reach an agreement, according to Ritzau.

SAS informs in a press release that the complexity and scope of existing agreements made renegotiations demanding but the aim is to conclude new and simplified agreements also with the remaining two unions.