
Union calls for pilots' strike at SAS
The Scandinavian airline SAS could see pilot strikes as early as June 2022. After the recent negotiations failed, the SPF union informed management and the authorities of the plans. According to a statement from employee representatives, strikes are to take place in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from June 29, 2022. If no agreement can be reached beforehand, significant restrictions on air traffic are to be expected. The airline SAS is considered to be in serious financial trouble. Talks between the employer and the pilot representatives have been ongoing since November 2021. On Thursday, the pilots' union announced that these had failed and that members were now being called on to strike. One of the issues is that around half of the pilots were dismissed during the pandemic with a promise of re-employment. However, only a few pilots were actually re-employed. Furthermore, the existing collective agreements expired on March 31, 2022. No new contracts were concluded. The SAS management has rejected the union's proposals, so a strike has now been called. It is expected that around 900 pilots could take part. The last time SAS pilots went on strike was in 2019, for around a week.