SAS Cabin Strike Is Over

SAS has successfully ended a cabin crew strike that threatened to significantly impact its operations by reaching an agreement with its employees.

Workers have now called off strike action, which led to many cancellations across the business. The latest deal is a vote of confidence for the continued rebuilding of the airline.

Some 155 cabin crew members were involved in the strike action, and they sought better working conditions, a common theme among many other professions within the industry and worldwide.

While strike action has now been avoided, it doesn’t mean all will be mended, with SAS stating that much work is still required to return the business to the typical standards that would be present.

Raises will arrive for airline employees who previously had some of the lowest paying positions, which needed to change considering the evolving economic climate.

The increases will be 7.5% for wages and other benefits, including more time off and longer breaks between flights. These are all important considerations moving forward for SAS to ensure that it utilizes its employees most ethically and effectively possible.

The unions that backed the employees seeking better pay conditions said they were delighted with the result and believed the progress was necessary for the many fighting for a better contract.

SAS will now eliminate strike action, which was going to substantially affect its business, but there are still some other concerns.

After rectifying contracts with employees, which will bump up monthly expenses, SAS will now need to navigate substantially higher operating costs.

Higher operating costs have not been foreign to the industry in the last 18 months, as many other airlines have rectified contracts with employee groups and thus bumped up wages quite substantially.

Despite these higher costs, the airline knows that rectifying the contract will enable it to focus strictly on finalising restructuring following an earlier entry into voluntary administration.