Moroccan Pilots’ Union Challenges Royal Air Maroc’s Mass Layoffs, Demands Reinstatement

At the end of this AMPL meeting which took place by videoconference, the airline pilots have planned a consultation in order to prepare the response to these layoffs. Pending its holding, the pilots demand a reduction in the salaries of airline pilots to the extent of the savings on the payroll induced by the layoffs, and the immediate reinstatement of the 65 laid-off employees.

Several other measures are planned to force the hand of the top management of the airline, including, among others, a strike notice, the wearing of an armband from September 3, 2020 and for the duration of the social crisis, as well as a "collective media action".

As for the consultation, it will be held from Monday, August 31 at 10 a.m. until Wednesday, September 2 at 7 p.m. The AMPL also invites all airline pilots to "double their vigilance, rigor and commitment".