He Union of Airport Workers of Panama (UTAP)and the company Tocumen International Airport, SA., reached an agreement ending the strike.
The aforementioned agreement was reached after several days of refusals and with mediation Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel).
The parties have confirmed that they have reached a satisfactory agreement in 21 points considered in the List of Petitions for Violations Operation codeRulebook on internal work and violation of the collective agreement and agreement dated May 8, 2019.
The agreement resolves a number of employee complaints regarding implementation Collective labor agreement subscribed between UTAP and Tocumen Airport, SA
Ramón Sanchezthe general secretary of UTA pointed out that with this mediation, more than 1600 workers related to the airport service.
for his part, elys poloa mediator from Mitradel, said that the annex to this contract is harmonized with the valid collective agreement.
The strike was called because May 15 2023 from 7:00 AM, at Tocumen, SA Airport and other national airports operated by this company.
In total 1.4 million of passengers who passed through Tocumen International Airport, SA in April 2023.
As for international connections, in April Tocumen maintained direct lines to 84 destinations, through 18 commercial airlines that offer services to the capitals of America and Europe.
Of the total number of passengers who used the Tocumen terminal in April, 74% They connected passengers. They managed with that 11,549 aircraft movements.
Source: Panama America
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