Overview

• ASTJ has scheduled a 24-hour walkout on August 1 after salary negotiations stalled since February without any concrete company proposals.
• The strike threatens to disrupt both domestic and international JetSmart flights during Argentina’s peak vacation return season.
• Union leaders contend that hiring Chilean and Peruvian crew members under superior pay packages amounts to discrimination against Argentine staff.
• Negotiations paused in July when the union suspended industrial actions for a month to facilitate talks, but the airline did not submit any new offers.
• JetSmart says it remains open to dialogue and has submitted proposals aimed at reaching a balanced compromise, though the union has not accepted them.