The CGT labour confederation said it was against the National Government’s decision to call for the suspension of the Association of Aeronautical Staff’s legal recognition, and urged both parts to “engage in talks in order to overcome the existing differences between the company’s directors and workers.”
In a press release signed by CGT leader Hugo Moyano, Julio Piumato and Juan Carlos Schmid, they assured that “it wasn’t the right decision” and assured that “workers, and the aeronautical staff in particular were the ones who fought the most to defend Aerolíneas Argentinas when it was being drained by the neo-liberal governments of Menem and De la Rúa.”
“That’s why it’s unthinkable that these workers, who fought from their union in defence of our national airline, are pretending to cause an irreparable damage that could potentially endanger its normal functioning. If there’s any controversy between employees and the company’s directors, they must be resolved through dialogue,” the press release concluded.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald