Serbia-Montenegro controllers issue strike threat
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One of the two unions representing air traffic controllers in Serbia and Montenegro has said it could stage industrial action if workplace conditions are not improved. The warning came ahead of talks with the Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Agency (SMATSA) over a new collective bargaining agreement. In a statement, the union said, “For a long time, SMATSA has not been enforcing standard operative procedures related to stress among air traffic controllers. Contrary to the law, work hours are changed with little notice. These erratic alterations are so frequent that they can have a detrimental effect on the health and wellbeing of employees. Work hours are unchanged both during peak season and other times of the year, leading to exhaustion. Controllers do not have necessary rest periods”. For its part, SMATSA said the safety of aircraft and passengers overlying territory under its control has not been compromised and that claims made by one of the unions representing air traffic controllers are to secure a better negotiating position ahead of collective bargaining agreement talks.
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