SNPVAC accuses SATA CEO of diversionary maneuver

The National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel (SNPVAC) accused the president of SATA's Board of Directors of promoting a diversionary maneuver, showing his astonishment that it had not been possible to negotiate salary adjustments with the representative unions of flight personnel. SNPVAC reacted this way to the statements of SATA's leader in an interview with RTP and Antena 1 Açores. The union considers that the posture of the Azorean airline does not correspond to the truth of the facts, suggesting that the company seeks to divert attention from its own responsibilities in the situation. The accusation comes at a time of tension between SATA and the representative unions of flight workers, with deep divergences about salary and labor conditions. The central issue concerns salary agreements previously concluded with the consortium that bid for SATA's privatization tender, agreements that were apparently ignored or renegotiated unilaterally by the company.