Belgian Aviation Sector Strike Over Pension Reform
The Belgian aviation sector has filed a notice for a national strike effective immediately. Workers are protesting a pension reform that includes changes to retirement age. This follows ongoing labor unrest in other sectors, such as the month-long Bpost strike where bailiffs were deployed to distribution centers on Friday. A national strike notice has been filed for Belgium's entire aviation sector. The strike is a protest against a pension reform that raises the retirement age to 66. This conflicts with European regulations prohibiting pilots from flying after age 65.
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RTBF La Premiere
“Le secteur belge de l'aviation a déposé un préavis de grève nationale qui prend effet dès aujourd'hui. Comme d'autres secteurs, le secteur aérien proteste contre la réforme des pensions.”
RFI Afrique
“En Belgique, le soir nous parle de ce préavis de grève national pour l'ensemble du secteur de l'aviation, déposé par le front commun syndical.”
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