This weekend, the parties negotiated continuously for over 30 hours. As the clock approached 19 Sunday night, the parties had to go their separate ways to gather forces. Negotiations continued at 9 a.m. Monday morning. – Now we have rested and slept, so now we are ready again, says leader of the Norwegian SAS pilots’ association Roger Klokset to the press before the meeting. Klokset hopes that the parties will soon find a solution. He describes the situation as bizarre. – We are fighting for the livelihood of the SAS pilots. At the same time, the company is in a special situation, he says. – Unworthy The Danish pilot leader Henrik Thyregod has worked at SAS for 32 years, and says that he loves the company. Now he expects them to find out if there will be a solution or not. – I think it is unworthy, both for all passengers and the company, says Thyregod when he meets the press corps outside Näringslivets Hus in Stockholm on Monday morning. Ombudsman Mats Ruland says that the progression has been steady in recent days. Still, he does not think they will repeat a 30-hour meeting right away, but that it is up to the parties. – I hope we can get a solution. That is my goal here and I have not given up yet, he says. Ombudsman Mats Ruland hopes for a solution today. Photo: Even Bjøringsøy Johnsen / news Negotiated on several points news is aware that the duration of the collective agreement is one of the points currently being negotiated. The Swedish dealer Claes Stråth tells the news agency TT that they have made a list of around 25 areas to be treated. Many of the points will now be completed. He will not say how many areas remain, writes NTB. Several canceled flights On July 4, 900 pilots went on strike. Since that day, 2,349 flights have been canceled. SAS estimates that the strike will cost the company NOK 100-130 million per day. SAS leader Anko van der Werff was also present at the mediation in Næringslivets hus in Stockholm on Sunday night. Here he goes together with the company’s chief negotiator Marianne Hernæs. Photo: Halldor Asvall / news So far, 163 flights have been canceled on Monday as a result of the ongoing strike. It shows figures from Avinor. Of the canceled flights, 87 were domestic routes. In addition, 56 flights were within Schengen, and 20 were international flights. On Tuesday, 47 flights have already been canceled. Of the 154 canceled flights today, 74 of the flights were domestic, 68 were within Schengen, and twelve were international flights outside Schengen. Leader of the Norwegian SAS pilots’ association Roger Klokset accompanied on Sunday afternoon. When evening came, he said it was no longer safe to continue. Photo: Halldor Asvall / news – Can not keep his eyes open Leader of the SAS pilots in Parat Jan Levi Skogvang said on Sunday night that he had a terrible headache after the many working hours. – We are simply so tired that we can not keep our eyes open, and that is just why we are leaving now. We will continue early tomorrow, Skogvang told news. Leader of the SAS pilots in Parat Jan Levi Skogvang is among several who needed a night of sleep before the negotiations continue on Monday. The photo was taken last week. Photo: ALI LORESTANI / TT NYHETSBYRÅN / NTB On the way out of the negotiating rooms, SAS’s negotiating manager Marianne Hernæs expressed disappointment that the parties did not reach an agreement during the weekend. She was clear that the company needs a solution. – I want to say that we are closer to a solution now than we were today early, she told the press. This is the conflict SAS and their pilots do not agree on pay. The core of the conflict is the creation of two staffing companies. During the pandemic, around 560 pilots lost their jobs. At the same time, SAS established two subsidiaries. They were named SAS Link and SAS Connect. These will take over aircraft and be filled with new pilots. The SAS pilots who were laid off during the pandemic will have their job back. They say SAS is trying to circumvent its obligations to bring the dismissed pilots back. SAS rejects this. They believe the company takes into account all agreements entered into. According to the pilot association, the pilots have agreed to savings measures that amount to 25 percent savings. In return, they will have an assurance that it is their members who get the new jobs that will be filled in SAS Link and SAS Connect.
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