Union for LATAM subsidiary says to strike as early as April 3 (cnbc.com)

April 4, 2018

A union of cabin workers for LAN Express, a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines, said it failed to reach agreement on a labor contract and voted to strike as early as Tuesday.

The union, which includes nearly 1,000 of the airline’s crew workers, said in a statement late on Thursday that a strike would paralyze local and regional flights throughout LATAM’s service region.

A walk-off could be delayed until April 9, the union said, should either side request a five-day period of government-facilitated mediation.

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