Pires de Lima: “With TAP agreement worth more and have more interested” – Express

Pires de Lima: "With TAP agreement worth more and have more interested" – Express

António Pires de Lima showed up on Friday satisfied with the agreement reached between the Government and nine union platform structures of TAP, stressing that it will enhance your brand and bring more interested in the business privatization.

“This agreement that we have just signed is of utmost importance for the future of the company, which demonstrates the success of the negotiation for which the sense of commitment prevailed and led to better and allowed to find social peace for the company and its workers, “said Minister of Economy during the agreement signing ceremony.

According to Pires de Lima, TAP will surely” continue to fly and to fly higher and farther “in a climate of social peace permitted by the agreement.” This, yes, we believe that is to defend the future of TAP, “he added.

The minister praised the posture of the nine unions that signed the agreement, arguing that rely on a “modern unionism” available to participate in the important decisions that the company faces. “It is an agreement that calls interested to TAP and TAP values,” he said.

After Prime Minister denied the fortnightly debate discrimination for employees of TAP in relation to collective redundancies, Pires de Lima explains that the collective dismissal is vetoed for all workers during 30 months.

“This agreement conveys the nine unions that had been sitting with us, this is evidence, those who were not sitting not subescreveram the agreement and are not included. But it is also true that the General Law Labour prevailing, not assuming any distinction in the field of collective dismissal “, he said.

Returning to insist on the idea that privatization is the only way for the company to continue to grow and develop : investing in fleet and increasing the number of routes and destinations, the minister assured that the entity that is buying TAP has the obligation to respect the company agreements

. He also explained that in case of failure of some of the patents conditions in the contract documents, approved on Thursday by the Cabinet, the State through Parpública have the ability to reverse the business.

In terms of time, Pires de Lima said he expected between the end of February, March and early April interested parties submit their binding bids. “We are confident that by the end of April at the latest in May this privatization process is complete,” he concluded.