IAG’s Iberia Express crews to strike over pay

Bloomberg

Cabin crew staff of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA’s low-cost Spanish carrier Iberia Express plan to strike after talks over pay stalled.
The USO union has called walkouts from August 28 to September 6 after failing to reach an accord with the company to link pay to inflation and then increase salaries, an official for the union said. Talks over a new pay deal had been taking place since December, he said.
The planned stoppages by 517 staff mark the latest attempt by Spain-based cabin crews to push carriers to grant salary increases as Europe’s tourism industry bounces back from the pandemic.
Ryanair Holdings Plc’s Spanish crews are holding four-day strikes every week until January.
Meanwhile, Spain-based crews for EasyJet Plc in July called off the last in a series of three-day walkouts after reaching an agreement with the company.
Iberia Express did its best to reach a negotiated accord with unions and urges USO to call off the strike, the firm said in an emailed statement.
“Calling a strike should always be the last resort,” Iberia Express said, adding that it remains confident the stoppage can be avoided as it continues to work to reach an agreement.