Cabin Crew Agreement Prevents Flight Strike in Sweden
New cabin crew agreement averts flight strike in Sweden, enhancing stability for the aviation sector.
Key Points
- • No flight strike will occur as cabin crew and employers have reached a new agreement.
- • The new agreement is valid from 2025 to 2027, with all strike notices withdrawn.
- • The agreement includes a 6.4% wage increase over two years and provisions for personnel changing employers.
- • Approximately 2,400 cabin crew members across 11 companies will be affected.
A potential flight strike in Sweden has been averted as cabin crew members and their employers have successfully negotiated a new agreement. Linda Räfsbäck, chief negotiator at the Swedish Aviation Industry, announced that the agreement was reached after conflict warnings and mediation efforts. This newly forged cabin agreement will be effective from 2025 to 2027, and all prior strike notices have been formally retracted.
The agreement aligns with industry standards and features a total increase of 6.4% over two years. It includes new wage provisions for cabin personnel who may switch employers and directly affects approximately 2,400 crew members across 11 different aviation companies. The negotiations faced complications largely due to a transfer of negotiation rights from Unionen to Transport, which required the establishment of three working groups to address new issues.
Räfsbäck emphasized the necessity of reaching an agreement, remarking, 'What aviation needs is calm, and therefore it is good that we have come to an agreement.' This resolution comes at a time when the aviation sector is still recovering from the impact of the pandemic, amid ongoing concerns about climate change and travel attitudes within the industry.