Overview
- Mandatory conciliation imposed on December 23 is scheduled to end on Friday, January 16, reopening the risk of labor action by ATEPSA.
- The Secretaría de Trabajo called a hearing for 11:15 a.m. Friday, and EANA signaled it may request a five-business-day extension under labor rules.
- If talks fail, the union could reactivate stoppages, though any action must be announced several days in advance because air traffic control is deemed an essential service.
- Any controller stoppage could halt passenger and cargo operations during the peak summer period because controllers manage takeoffs, landings, and en‑route traffic.
- Negotiations remain strained over pay after a temporary 15% recomposition in 2025, with federal probes into a 2023 paritary act and EANA’s criminal complaints alleging safety risks adding pressure.