Ryanair arrives and the shameful attitude of Sacal, Aviapartner and the silent political class flies high

The arrival of Ryanair must certainly be considered to be an epochal turning point for the Calabria Airport System, and in particular for Reggio Calabria Airport, which reaches an impressive frequency of flights, marking the positive delta that has always been requested and hoped for by the social partners

Press release

We cannot fail to appreciate the economic efforts introducedi on the part of politics, just as we cannot fail to recognize the merits of the commitments undertaken and maintained by the Hon. Francesco Cannizzaro.

However, the Calabrian political class continues to remain blind and helpless in the face of situations of great hardship denounced by the OR.S.A.-Air Transport.Situations, which hide behind enthusiasm, and fpraise of the last few days, totally disrespectful towards the category of airport workers employed both at SACAL. than in Aviapartner. Both are companies operating in Calabrian airports.

If on the one hand, the policy was able to implement the commercial offer, on the other hand announced with great untimeliness, ed using huge sums invested for marketing operations through multimedia channels, on the other, political factions and administrations, it seems that they want to rest on their laurels, not creating the necessary conditions of accessibility of the airport areas, much less the necessary intermodality plan . At the same time, the accommodation offer in Reggio Calabria and the province, but not only, is inadequate.

It could be said more generally throughout Calabria.

In recent days, users have been bombarded by superficial news, where every political party, including the Management Company, wanted to take their share of the credit. Among the actors themselves, everyone, especially those interviewed (President Occhiuto, Councilor Staine, Institutions, AU Franchini, etc…) by OR.SA Trasporti, perhaps, pretend not to see a working situation on the verge of implosion. Just think of the great chaos of the last few days.

The Reggio Calabria Airport is still a large construction site, like that of Lamezia at the same time, while that of Crotone is invaded by insects (as per photographs received by this OS), where, in the latter case, the Ambulance is used to carry out track control during the phases of the day in which it is scheduled. It would seemwell that SACAL., on that site, has not made a machine available to the competent office for such checks. Ambulance on the tarmac with sirens on to ward off birds. In short, we feel like we can say: “All gold that doesn’t glitter!”

The workers forced to do free daily extensions, as well as having had to learn the art of the “jack of all trades”, without receiving adequate training in full compliance with the rules, which should guaranteere safety at work. We wonder what the supervisory interventions implemented by ENAC were, in the foreground of newspaper photos these days, as well as those of the relevant ITL.

Although the increase in activities has led to a greater need for personnel, the aforementioned companies have not yet implemented their staff, often violating the rules dictated by the CCNL and current legislation, in order to guarantee the public service.

All this, asking for sacrifice after sacrifice from workers who every day complain about oppressive attitudes at our offices. Honest and competent workers, on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to what they are suffering, while politics and SACAL. boast the results, although, in our opinion, they arrived extremely late. But what boast? We believe that the minimum necessary has been done to probably recover from a devastating situation due to questionable management in the past.

To a policy that is not always attentive to the real needs of the territory. Despite everything, there is closure in the face of the dialogue requested several times, so that the necessary synergy could be established to avoid such a massacre.

OR.SA Trasporti has produced several requests, recalling theattention of SPISAL, ITL, ENAC, as well asRegional Councilor for Transport and the Third Sector, and the many unofficial chats with the most disparate interlocutors. And yetand, there are more and more workers in the sector who, not feeling protected, are looking for work elsewhere because, according to them, the environment would be unlivable. Not to mention the shameful situation relating to seasonal workers at SACAL. GH SpA

The OR.SA union asks for respect for these workers, for the citizens and for a land that no longer deserves to be offended by questionable subjects, who should really make the necessary skills available so that the airport system can truly return to creating benefits for the territory and for all workers.

The national secretary of OR.SA Air Transport, Luciano Amodeo, declares that he is also disappointed due to the deafening silence emitted by the social partners, who to date have signed agreements deemed to be unpopular, and sometimes judged in pejus in the competent courts. Attitude and agreements that have implicitly raised the tone of incompetence and arrogance unleashed violently against all workers.

We ask President Occhiuto to keep the promises linked to employment developments, which should have followed the huge investmentsreturns to the transport sector airplane.

At SACAL. and Aviapartner, we ask, instead, to respect the necessary behaviors, in full compliance with the rules.

Respect for people and workers. Well yes! Respect for people is required, such as that which, in our opinion, has often been lacking towards passengers with reduced mobility, who have not always found the services necessary for their full protection. They have not encountered the right number of resources necessary for their most adequate assistance, just as they have not often encountered a friendly room of adequate size for their hospitality, and at the same time, they have not even encountered the latest generation means, which especially with the last investments should be madeantire.

In short, OR.SA Trasporti also wants to offer its applause. But he wants to address it to all those workers and citizens of Calabria, who do not shirk their responsibilities on a daily basis, and who probably, out of fear and need to keep their jobs, work with their heads down having been denied, in some cases, even the possibility of being represented by the union they have freely chosen, according to the principle of democracy and the protection of their rights.

Meanwhile, OR.SA Trasporti is preparing for a mobilization, which will soon be announced, as the confrontation held in recent days at the Prefecture of Catanzaro has been completed negatively.

“Luciano Amodeo: I once again appeal to the Regional Government and SACAL, so that the conditions for dialogue that can no longer be derogated can be restored. I ask them that, as expected, we can intervene with a sudden hiring plan from external sources, which must concern the entire airport system.

Necessary hiring, following the increase in the workload, as well as useful for establishing work shifts suited to real needs and therefore to real requirements, ensuring that the contractual provisions in force can be respected.”

Welcome to the new routes!!!

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