{"id":45688,"date":"2023-09-16T18:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T12:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=45688"},"modified":"2023-09-25T12:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:03:48","slug":"klm-new-proposal-to-ground-unions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/16\/klm-new-proposal-to-ground-unions\/","title":{"rendered":"KLM Submits New Agreement Proposal to Ground Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AMSTELVEEN-<\/strong> Today (September 16, 2023), KLM (KL) <\/a>has presented its final proposal to the ground unions for a new collective agreement (CLA) covering ground personnel. The outcome represents significant progress for all ground employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FNV and CNV view the proposal as a negotiation result and will present it to their respective members. De Unie, NVLT, and VKP have indicated that they see KLM’s proposal as the final one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KLM Ground Unions Proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These unions will inform KLM if they also consider it a negotiation result. KLM hopes that this will lead to an agreement with all five ground unions soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final proposal includes a wage increase of \u20ac135 gross per month, effective from 1 September 2023, and a 6% wage increase from 1 October 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will also be a one-off payment of \u20ac500 in January 2024. In July 2024, there will be an additional increase of 3%, and in January 2025, depending on inflation trends, an increase of between 0% and 2%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These wage increases will raise the minimum wage for KLM Ground Personnel to over \u20ac16 per hour during the term of the agreement, from 2 March 2023 to 28 February 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KLM will also implement measures to prevent employee overloading and reintroduce the temporary part-time pre-retirement scheme, known as the “80-90-100 scheme.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will allow employees with physically demanding jobs to retire earlier. The bridging allowance will also facilitate transitioning to less physically demanding roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New Widebody Order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Air France (AF)<\/a> KLM (KL) <\/a>has initiated a formal process to replace some of its older widebody aircraft in an effort to acquire more fuel-efficient jets from Airbus or Boeing to cater to the growing demand for long-haul travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline group is in the market for 30 to 50 widebody jets<\/strong>, as reported by individuals with knowledge of the matter, reports Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, Bloomberg News<\/em> had previously disclosed the company\u2019s considerations for replacing its Airbus <\/a>A330 aircraft, which have an average age of 20 years, and a group of Boeing 777s two decades old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With long-haul travel rebounding and leading to extended waiting lists for newer, more fuel-efficient jets, airlines worldwide are actively acquiring widebody aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air France-KLM has already retired its Boeing <\/a>747s and A380s, opting to introduce more modern 787 Dreamliners<\/a> and Airbus A350 aircraft into its fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in the month, Air France-KLM and Airbus unveiled their intentions to establish a maintenance joint venture specifically for the Airbus A350 aircraft. This move could potentially provide Airbus with some leverage in its negotiations with the Franco-Dutch airline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of their assessment process, they are taking into account the current situation of needing to find alternative routes that bypass Russian airspace due to the Ukraine invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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