Finnair Oyj
SLSY’s and IAU’s support strikes would halt Finnair’s traffic
Finnair Oyj 15.11.2013 12:29 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finnair and SLSY (The Finnish Flight Attendants' Association) and IAU (The Finnish Aviation Union) concluded a new collective labour agreement this morning. Immediately after signing the agreements IAU and SLSY and Trade Union PRO announced extensive support measures due to a labour dispute at Finnair's catering subcontractor LSG Sky Chefs. SLSY and IAU have stated that they are ready to start support strikes to speed up negotiations concerning a dispute involving 400 LSG Sky Chefs Finland Ltd employees. If support strikes happen, Finnair's traffic would come to a halt. 'We are disappointed and shocked that a few minutes after shaking hands on a deal to help secure Finnair's future, we heard about the unions' support strikes in the media. The news hit us like a bolt from the blue, this kind of behavior puts the Finnish collective agreement culture in a very strange light,' says Finnair's CEO Pekka Vauramo. 'I cannot believe that this solution is favourable for the members of SLSY and IAU. We have in good faith signed an agreement that we believe to be in the interests of all parties. ' 'A possible support strike would be extremely bad for our customers, as they would suffer for a second time,' stresses Pekka Vauramo. 'Naturally we would hope the situation to be resolved as soon as possible. The support strike would halt our traffic entirely. We believe that the unions understand how critical it is for Finnair to be able to continue its business without disruptions and concentrate on increasing productivity. This guarantees jobs in the future,' says Pekka Vauramo. FINNAIR PLC Further information: Finnair Media Desk tel. +358 9 818 4020, comms(a)finnair.com News Source: NASDAQ OMX 15.11.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Finnair Oyj Finland Phone: Fax: E-mail: Internet: ISIN: FI0009003230 WKN: End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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