Overview

• ATEPSA confirmed ten work stoppages between July 11 and 30 that will restrict takeoff authorizations, ground movements and flight-plan services while exempting emergency operations.
• A conciliation hearing at the Labor Ministry on July 8 ended without agreement between ATEPSA and EANA, leading the union to uphold its full strike schedule.
• The stoppages are deliberately timed to overlap with varied provincial winter school vacations to maximize pressure in a pay dispute that has persisted for over ten months.
• Carrier groups JURCA, IATA and ALTA cautioned that the walkouts will inevitably trigger widespread flight cancellations and multimillion-dollar losses for airlines, passengers and the tourism sector.
• Representatives from ATEPSA, APLA, UPSA, APA and Aeronavegantes will meet on July 10 to coordinate potentially broader collective actions following the failed negotiations.