By now many of you have seen the message from Mr. Forson regarding “Management preparing the CWA Negotiations”. Well, on Tuesday 17 July 2018, the Unions received an official letter from Cargolux cancelling the meetings which were scheduled for the 26th and 31st of July.
Where do we stand so far in the negotiation process? Management agreed that they would provide their list of claims prior to the last meeting which took place on 5th July, which they did not do. Although they reiterated in this meeting their willingness to negotiate and two more meetings to move forward in a timely fashion were scheduled, management now canceled these meetings.
Regardless of management’s reasons or explanations, the negotiation process is delayed until they feel comfortable to continue! The LCGB and OGBL negotiation teams are aligned and agreed before the first meeting on 5th July that these negotiations should not be dragged out by any delay tactics.
Although our CEO has constantly been talking about the importance of sustainability for the company, he unfortunately does not understand or is simply ignoring the lack of long term sustainability within the most precious asset of the company – the employees, their motivation and well-being.
For those of you who were asking for a stronger signal to underscore how much frustration exists in our company right now, chances are that you won’t have to wait much longer. The negotiation team was hopeful that management would place negotiations at a high priority, but it appears otherwise.
We will keep you informed about our next steps!
