Iberia denies the Government's mediation and assures that it will continue negotiating bilaterally with the unions

MADRID, 20 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Iberia has denied this Wednesday afternoon that the Government's mediation in the strike of Iberia's handling workers at Christmas has been agreed with the unions, which has been postponed from this Wednesday and pending the three-party meetings. bands that will start tomorrow Thursday.

Company sources have clarified to Europa Press that a meeting will be held with the UGT and Workers' Commissions, as well as with the Government for a first contact in which the starting positions will be established. However, from there, there will be a bilateral negotiation with the unions, "with the best will to reach agreements."

This Wednesday, both unions held a series of conversations with the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility to try to find a solution to the conflict, generated after Iberia lost the handling license at eight airports in the last Aena tender.

Given this offer, Iberia has assured that they will keep the Government informed "at all times" of the progress that is made.

In a statement, the unions have indicated that postponing the strike is "an act of responsibility", showing their willingness to "reach the long-awaited agreement" thanks to the new negotiation framework with the intervention of the Government. The meetings will begin this Thursday.

The unions have stated that this Government mediation derives from pressure from these same unions, which had decided to call the strike after the "unsuccessful meetings" held with Iberia. The strike was announced for the days between December 29 and January 1 and between January 4 and 7.

Iberia lost the ground services operator license at eight large Aena airports in the airport manager competition, which closed on September 26.

This was a hard blow for the company, which appealed the bankruptcy and maintains legal proceedings open to try to recover part of the business.