After four days that strongly disrupted traffic in Air France, pilots strike should be completed this evening at midnight, on a demi-victoire. The initiative of the Government, senators should indeed vote today, a version revised amendment at the origin of the conflict, guaranteeing to the pilots to cease their activity in 60 years, while leaving the possibility of prosecuting up to 65 years, "with the guarantee to be able at any time during this period cease their activity in the same financial conditions that currently". Namely, support to full rate by the Assedic and payment of nine months of tax shelter net salary, is 200,000 euros on average. In the first version, adopted on November 1 by members, the text provided that a right for reclassification to the ground from 60 years, at the discretion of the company, for pilots who do not want to continue to fly until age 65. The Government is also committed to continuing dialogue on employment and development of end of career of seniors, the management of employment and skills", by January 1, 2010, date of entry into force of the new provisions, as the claimed the main SNPL pilots Union.
Deep internal dissension

At the announcement of these government concessions, obtained Friday night after a meeting with the Secretary of State for transport, Dominique Bussereau, a spokesman for the SNPL, Geoffroy Bouvet, had even raised the possibility of a lifting of the word in order to strike as early as Sunday. But the 65 members of the national Council of the SNPL, always demanding the complete withdrawal of the amendment, finally spoke out to the majority, Saturday morning, for the continuation of the movement until Monday midnight, waiting for the vote of the senators. The maintenance of the word in order to strike has been strongly criticized by Dominique Bussereau and number two of Air France-KLM, and future CEO of Air France, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon. Already described as "unnecessary and dangerous" by the President and CEO Jean - Cyril Spinetta, the strike would lack EUR 100 million to win for the company, which had to cancel 35 to 40 of its long-haul flights and 50 of its airliners.
But this movement could also leave traces in the seafarers, who highlighted deep internal dissension. In addition to the fact that some associations affiliated to the SNPL pilots have openly advocated for retirement at age 65, about half of the leaders of SNPL would have voted against the strike. In addition, some unions of hostesses and stewards, the SNPL strike would other objective than to obtain the green light public powers to a reform of the Pension Fund of seafarers, at the expense of personal edge. The SNPL would obtain better benefits for pilots for flight personnel, arguing that these last therefore currently retired at age 55 contributors than the pilots who fly up to 60 years. What power of beautiful debate, knowing that eight PNC unions also called for the strike from 5 to December 9, also for their retirement.