When it seemed that it was normalizing the situation, after the disorders caused by the workers of Aerolineas Argentinas that left thousands of travelers stranded in Ezeiza, a strike by workers of Lan, again complicated the picture. This morning, surprisingly, workers in the company’s Lan, characterized by providing cheap flights to Chile, Peru and Argentina, began a strike indefinitely. The conflict arose between the company’s flights asafatas and further complicated the situation that lived in Ezeiza, violated by the closure of Aeroparque. The LAN company cabin crew, grouped in the Association of aeronautical personnel (Atcpea), and cab crew announced that they not inteded measurement to both not mediate the Ministry of labour. Meanwhile, sources of the mentioned Ministry, voiced the authorities this morning issued a compulsory conciliation to unlock the situation that keeps unemployed domestic and international flights. Paula Marconi, general secretariat of the Union comprising staff in conflict, stated this morning that the measurement of force was declared after failing claims that full implementation of the labour agreement of the sector.
Trade Union action already prevented the departure of the first six flights scheduled for this morning and threatens the rest of the programme of activities of the company. The labour agreement is being violated and the aeronautical standards, therefore are not respecting, unemployment will remain until you intervene the Ministry of labour, warned Marconi in dialogue with the press from the air terminal. Also estimated that in the event that if handed down the mandatory conciliation, workers they will abide by the provision. On the other hand, the unionist denounced that the LAN company is negotiating with the Asociacion Argentina de Aeronavegantes, and there does not have any affiliated worker. Meanwhile, Pablo Querol, spokesman for Lan Argentina, told the media that the company has not registered any complaint about the course breach by the company of the Convention and invited representatives of the Guild to contact the offices of the company or to the headquarters of the Ministry of labour.