Air France Ground Staff Call Pre-Christmas Strike
Airwise News, 12/6/2007
Unions representing Air France ground staff at Orly Airport south of Paris called a 24 hour strike for December 20 over pay and conditions.
"We're not striking at the start of the (Christmas) holiday but the day before. It's a warning shot," said a spokesman for union Sud on Wednesday.
An Air France spokeswoman said the airline had not so far received any formal notification of strike action.
The airline has been hit by a number of protests since the summer. The most serious, by cabin crew, disrupted flights for several days during school holidays in October.
The Air France spokeswoman said talks with the cabin crew were continuing with the aim of reaching a new agreement on salaries and working conditions by the end of the year.
(Reuters)