Swiss cabin crew agree to new CLA
Published: Wednesday, Dec 20th 2023, 12:41
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The long negotiations for better working conditions for Swiss flight attendants have finally been concluded: The members of the cabin crew union Kapers have clearly accepted the new collective labor agreement (CLA).
Swiss announced on Wednesday that 79 percent of the votes were in favor. The new collective employment agreement can therefore come into force on January 1, 2024.
Under the new contract, on-board staff will receive an additional CHF 400 per month in basic salary, higher expenses and additional options for remuneration. In addition, schedules will be published earlier and new part-time models will be introduced. The airline will incur additional costs of CHF 200 million over the next five years as a result.
The old CLA would have expired at the end of April 2024. At the end of last year, Swiss and Kapers agreed on a new CLA. However, this was rejected by union members in a vote at the beginning of the year.
In May of this year, the Kapers members voted in favor of terminating the existing CLA. Negotiations were then resumed and Swiss met further demands. In October 2023, the two parties then signed a letter of intent for the CLA that is now in force.
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