A Delta-Aeroméxico airplane taxis the runway at Atlanta.Photo: Getty
About 1,400 Aeromexico pilots returned to work today when a planned strike was called off.
Angered union pilots threatened to strike Monday, and the on Wednesday, over a dispute on pay and benefits.
The president of the Aeroméxico Delegation, Miguel Carballo, announced that a salary increase of 5.15 percent was agreed on, in addition to improvements in safety and productivity rules.
Pilots hired after 2010 work under a “B contract” in recognition of an economic slump. But the pilots’ union saw no need to continue a drastic pay disparity between the newer pilots and those hired before 2010.
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“The assembly was very wise, we have to recognize its maturity,” said the secretary of the Trade Union Association, Rafael Diaz Covarrubias, who stressed the importance of dialogue.
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