The unions' fight to end the handling strike: "We cannot allow workers to be slaves."

Unions continue negotiations with companies handling to put an end to the strike staff that has caused delays in baggage collection and canceled flights at some airports in Spain, including Son Sant Joan. UGT is asking subcontracted companies to Aena "that they value their workers and abide by the signed agreements," explains José Negreira, secretary of the UGT airline sector in the Balearic Islands. "We cannot allow them to be slaves. We want them to have a normal life," he denounces.

Along the same lines, Negreira explains that there are employees who "start work at three in the morning and finish at one at night." To reverse this situation, UGT has already begun negotiations with large companies such as Menzies Aviation. "We hope that if we reach an agreement with this company, we can also reach an agreement with the rest of the companies. For the moment, we are trying to follow a line and talk to everyone," he says.

He believes the union is "close" to reaching an agreement with Menzies and celebrates that "an important step has already been taken." However, he regrets that some companies and the Prohens government "have not contacted UGT." Therefore, he clarifies that "for the moment the strike continues" and asserts that if an agreement is not reached with the companies, handling, the union does not rule out causing a "total collapse" at Palma Airport. "I hope the strike is called off, but if we have to, we will," he reiterates.

The Menzies company, which provides services to airlines such as EasyJet, Emirates, American Airlines, and British Airways, began the strike on August 12 and August 12. From now on, the mobilization will continue on August 30 and 31 at all airports in Spain where this company operates. who works at the airport – currently for Menzies Aviation and EasyJet – regrets that Aena allows "concessions to companies that have won a tender without checking whether they meet the requirements that the worker had before working for them." "Before, we only had three operators, and now they think that this is the goose that lays the golden eggs," he complains.