Air France pilots are threatening to go on strike, as reported by FlightGlobal. However, it’s not necessarily for the reason that you might think…
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The kind of labor-management relations every company should aspire to. Along with the zealous guarding of organized labor's ability to stand up for itself. I really do admire the French in that sense, that class consciousness is why they generally have better working conditions than us Americans across the pond.
LOL it’s going to be interesting to here from from the usual mentally defective Seppo losers about this. They no know who they are.
LOL the most “triggered” people in the world will chime in and they all be mediocre white seppo men.
At some point the probability of strikes should be factored into the valuation Flying Blue points.
@Lucky you may want to look up the word used above, but this comment is surely racist and against your standards.
Sad for any honeymooners, people who have saved up for years to take a trip to Paris, and for people trying to see a dying loved one for the last time. Appears the unions and airlines have been winning while the burden ends up falling on the consumer.
“Air France Pilots Threaten To Strike Over Strike Ban”
I’m not sure if this is irony, meta, or something else. Whatever it is, I like it!
Anyone who writes two "LOL"s while talking about others being mentally defective losers and mediocre, oh and throwing race and gender into it, is obviously a mentally defective loser.
Generally, French companies handle strikes much better than German companies. Yes, some flights might get cancelled, but AF will refrain from cancelling everything across the board. Also passengers affected will generally be accomodated on the KL or DL (or even UX, AZ).
"Appears the unions and airlines have been winning while the burden ends up falling on the consumer."
Isn't that the point of a strike and/or the threat of one?
Hint: It is, irrespective of where one falls on the management vs. labor debate.
On our last day in Paris, we intended to visit the Louvre but it was closed. The museum workers took it upon themselves to protest the upcoming elections as the conservatives were ahead. Checked the box for "victim of European worker strike". That was almost 30 years ago.
Generally? Americans have the lamest working conditions as republicans believe it’s sort of communist conspiracy to take care of people.
The USA is the only developed nation to have no sick pay. There’s no statutory maternity leave let alone paternity, no redundancy laws, very little annual leave, let alone universal health care.
Too many strikes overall in France..and Spain etec... They complain about everything-esp in France.. and like working less...
Working conditions in the US are among the worst in the developed world. That's why I left 12 years ago. Even Russia has much better labor protections. Working in Russia, I get 42 paid vacation days per year (mandated by law), only have to pay 15% in income tax, get paid from the state budget if I am sick (60% of my pay rate), have access to free healthcare, am protected from getting fired if I have an extended leave due to sickness, plus other benfits. Moreover, my girlfriend got 3 years for maternity leave (with full pay for 12 months, prorated after) and was able to return to her job without problems, not to mention she got nearly half a million rubles for "maternity capital" from the state budget to go toward the mortgage.
Good for them! The right to protect workers against the tyranny of companies / govt is refreshing! Never settle for less! But unfortunately Macron with his extreme capitalist approach has been slowly but surely changing benefits and regulations in France and if you are an American right wing, before you jump all over my comment, keep in mind that even France’s right wing parties support these unions and labor protection laws.
Here in the US, the right wing has been brainwashed to accept corporate tyranny (even against their own interest), in the name of free market.
France banning strikes would be such an improvement.
They shouldnt be allowed to hold companies to ransom just because they can impact a lot of ppl by striking in busy times.