Approaching the deadline in the SAS mediation – NRK Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

The mediation between SAS and the pilots started up again at 08 on Monday morning.

The dealers have four hours before the deadline expires at 12 noon.

Will hit thousands daily

A total of around 900 pilots, from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, are ready to strike.

In Norway, the Norwegian Pilots’ Association has delivered resignations for 254 pilots, while Parat has delivered for 148.

A major strike among SAS pilots will affect around 250 departures and 45,000 passengers daily, according to the news agency TT.

Analysts have concluded that a strike will cost SAS 80-100 million. Weekday.

– It is a difficult situation to be in, Alexander Wasland in the Norwegian Pilots’ Association has previously stated to NRK.

He says that the pilots wanted a good collaboration with SAS.

SAS’s communications director, Karin Nyman, has not wanted to speculate on how long a strike SAS will be able to handle, but says that summer is the most important period for the company.

Approaching the deadline

At 22 o’clock on Sunday, it became clear that the pilot associations ended the mediation for the evening.

– We think it is appropriate to get some sleep and rest before we enter the crucial phase, said Roger Klokset, leader of the Norwegian SAS pilots’ association (NSF).

SAS chief negotiator Marianne Hærnes is upset that the pilot associations would not negotiate overnight until Monday.

– I’m very, very surprised. For we had indicated that we were willing to sit through the night. Every hour counts. So it was disappointing, simply, says Hærnes on his way into the negotiating rooms on Monday.

– There must be a clarification

NSF leader Klokset says at the start on Monday morning that they can participate in further negotiations after 12 o’clock.

– If the situation requires it, of course we do. It is too stupid to just leave the premises and send 900 pilots on strike because a deadline has expired.

Hærnes says that they will try to use the last hours well. However, she is not in favor of a further postponement of the deadline.

– It takes a lot for us to choose to postpone once more. There must be a clarification, for the sake of our passengers.

– There is no point in postponing and postponing if you are far apart. Then it is probably better to just tear off the patch.

Four mediation deadlines

On Saturday, a new mediation deadline was set for the fourth time.

– We actually come with the same message as we did last time. We have chosen to postpone once more, until Monday at 12 o’clock, said SAS negotiator Marianne Hærnes when she met the press.

On Saturday, the parties took a break, but resumed negotiations on Sunday.

The original deadline was June 29, but the parties agreed to mediate until Friday, July 1 at 24.00.

As the deadline began to approach Friday night, the negotiator made it clear that the parties were in the process of breaking another mediation deadline.

A new mediation deadline was set for Saturday 2 July at 11 am, but as is well known, this mediation deadline was also postponed until Monday 4 July at 12 noon.

This is the controversy

There is no salary SAS and the SAS pilots have disagreed on.

The core of the conflict is the creation of two staffing companies.

During the corona pandemic, around 560 pilots lost their jobs. At the same time, SAS established two subsidiaries. They were named SAS Link and SAS Connect. These will take over aircraft and be filled with new pilots.

The SAS pilots who lost their jobs during the pandemic will have their jobs back.

They say SAS is not adhering to its obligations to bring back the dismissed pilots.

SAS has rejected this. They believe the company is sticking to the agreements.

According to the pilot association, the pilots have agreed to savings measures of 25 percent. In return, the pilots will have an assurance that they will get the new jobs that will be filled in SAS Link and SAS Connect.