Pires de Lima on impasse at TAP: “Agreements between men … – iOnline

Minister for Economic Affairs referred to the Government’s agreement with the pilots union, and TAP and PGA

The Economy Minister António Pires de Lima said this Wednesday that “agreements between the word of men are to be fulfilled,” referring to the agreement entered into with the Pilots Union, TAP and PGA.

Pires de Lima, who was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the World Culinary Congress in Estoril, said he did not want to comment on the report about the deadlock with TAP and Portugalia (PGA), denounced by the Union Pilots, who maracaram company meetings next week for riders decide what to do.

“I know the news, so I will not want to comment, but I would say only that the agreements between the word of men are to be fulfilled,” said the minister.

Asked about possible new strikes, Pires de Lima said that it was “speculative possibilities.”

“There is an agreement that was signed late last year and is an important value that we in the government, we will respect,” he stressed.

Source Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SPAC) told Lusa agency that the direction of the union will not tender struggle in the meetings of 15 and 16 April because “it is up to the pilots decide the next steps , which may include actions to combat, including the strike. ”

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the direction of the SPAC reported that “the negotiation process between the SPAC, TAP and PGA, under the subsidiary undertaking of the agreement signed with the Government on 23 December 2014 reached an insurmountable impasse, by strictly attributable to the TAP reasons, the PGA and the Government “.

Lusa