Staff at aircraft manufacturer Airbus will begin an indefinite strike over demands for higher wages in response to soaring inflation. In a statement, the trade unions CCOO, UGT-FICA and ATP-Sae declared that the protest will end as soon as management is prepared to guarantee that workers do not lose purchasing power. They demanded a “fair salary increase” that recognises workers’ efforts in recent years, and recalled that the European aircraft maker posted a record profit in 2021.
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