Airbus agrees to largest wage increase in France in 20 years
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus agreed with the French unions on a 6.8% wage increase between 2022 and 2024, the largest increase granted in the company in 20 years, company sources told EFE.
After three negotiation sessions between the two parties, a wage increase of 3.9% was agreed for its workers in France between July 2022 and June 2023 and 2.9% the following year, with a review clause in 2023 based on inflation.
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The text was signed by the three main Airbus unions, FO, CFE-CGC and CFTC, while other minority unions, such as the CGT, which called for a 6.5% increase by 2022, did not sign it.
At the beginning of the month, several unions called strikes and demonstrations at the Toulouse, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire sites that mobilized hundreds of workers.
The previous wage agreement, which was signed in May 2021 for the period 2021-2022, was limited to a 1% across-the-board increase, a moderate rise for the second consecutive year.
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Airbus announced a record profit for 2021, so workers’ expectations regarding wages became very strong.
According to French media reports, Airbus management and its social partners have also committed to review all company agreements on the basis of the new metal sector agreement.
The next stage of the negotiations will address the issue of working time and vacations.
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