By Andrea Hargraves 
TAP ground workers have issued a strike notice, marking a potential disruption to the airline's operations for the first time since Luis Rodriguez took over the leadership position in April 2023.
The threat arises due to non-compliance with the salary modernization schedule set out in the new Enterprise Agreements (AE), which were supposed to be implemented by the end of February.
Speaking to Diário de Notícias, Paulo Duarte, president of the Federation of Labor and Aviation (Sitava), expressed concern about the lack of confidence in TAP management, while highlighting the possibility of an imminent strike if the salary issues are not resolved. end of the month.
The social peace achieved after months of negotiations and concessions may be in jeopardy, as TAP management faces criticism over differential treatment among professional classes and failure to meet set deadlines for updating salaries.
The situation worsened when TAP's CEO internally announced the impossibility of meeting the deadlines, citing technical difficulties arising from changes in the new company agreements.