As André guessed, its now officially a communautaire mess. You can't expect otherwize coming from this person, but there are many unanswered questions indeed...
https://www.lalibre.be/economie/libre-e ... 0b4582126b
Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
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Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Happart blaming his best friendsAcid-drop wrote: ↑01 Apr 2019, 19:36 As André guessed, its now officially a communautaire mess. You can't expect otherwize coming from this person, but there are many unanswered questions indeed...
https://www.lalibre.be/economie/libre-e ... 0b4582126b
Should we tell him that walloons do work at skeyes as well ?
https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/luik ... 47541.html
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April fools for Skeyes customers?
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Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
And still a deafening silence from the Minister responsible...
I confirm my previous statement: it looks like sabotage of Liege Airport.
I confirm my previous statement: it looks like sabotage of Liege Airport.
André
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Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Do you mean this one:
Mr Bellot is from Rochefort in the Ardennes (also down-to-earth people) and doesn't give a damn about the MR electorate in Brussels.
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I had the opportunity to discuss with Mr Bellot. He is an engineer by education, and thus very pragmatic. He tries to solve problems in a rational way, by sequences.
André in case you had forgotten, I'm referring to your comments in another topic.
I think the gentleman is counting the days till the end of this legislation and hopefully the start of his retirement.
And guys, I seem to remember that when we had similar discussions the other way around, certain people liked the wording "calimero" for the Flemish, well I see that we have calimero's in Wallonia too.
Just as if in the past we never had strikes set up by the FGTB in Wallonia hitting the economy in the north too.
It's called "a selective memory" I think.
Cheers, OO-JFP
Mr Bellot is from Rochefort in the Ardennes (also down-to-earth people) and doesn't give a damn about the MR electorate in Brussels.
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I had the opportunity to discuss with Mr Bellot. He is an engineer by education, and thus very pragmatic. He tries to solve problems in a rational way, by sequences.
André in case you had forgotten, I'm referring to your comments in another topic.
I think the gentleman is counting the days till the end of this legislation and hopefully the start of his retirement.
And guys, I seem to remember that when we had similar discussions the other way around, certain people liked the wording "calimero" for the Flemish, well I see that we have calimero's in Wallonia too.
Just as if in the past we never had strikes set up by the FGTB in Wallonia hitting the economy in the north too.
It's called "a selective memory" I think.
Cheers, OO-JFP
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Thanks for the link. I am puzzled by the closing phrase
: what has airmanship got to do with this matter?also called for the regionalization of airmanship
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Bad translation by Google?jan_olieslagers wrote: ↑02 Apr 2019, 17:16 Thanks for the link. I am puzzled by the closing phrase: what has airmanship got to do with this matter?also called for the regionalization of airmanship
André
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Quite funny, actually. For years, the PS-FGTB-SPA-ABVV alliance, with mr Happart and mr Partoune as prominent members, have called for massive strikes and economical disruption, by preference for 24 hours. But when their own trade union does so indeed at Skeyes, causing damage not only to BRU but also to LGG and CRL, Happart and Partoune are furious…
Anyway, it’s a remarkable new trend indeed: since a few months, walloon airports are also affected when there is a strike. Till now, only Brussels Airport and/or the Port of Antwerp were victim of a strike.
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Hm, it is not "their own" union that is so very s^h i^h c^h active, it is "the other (big) one". In fact "their" union has, time and again, been remarkably quick to agree to any management proposal.
As for traditional/historic strike targets, don't single out the railways, always an easy victim.
As for traditional/historic strike targets, don't single out the railways, always an easy victim.
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EBBU to be closed tonight between 0130L and 0430L.
A1125/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5026N00544E064
A) EBBU B) 1904032330 C) 1904040200
E)
BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS EAST LOW, EAST HIGH, HULDENBERG AND LUXEMBOURG
CLSD DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
A1122/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5100N00334E064
A) EBBU B) 1904032330 C) 1904040230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
A1125/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5026N00544E064
A) EBBU B) 1904032330 C) 1904040200
E)
BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS EAST LOW, EAST HIGH, HULDENBERG AND LUXEMBOURG
CLSD DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
A1122/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5100N00334E064
A) EBBU B) 1904032330 C) 1904040230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
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Staff shortage again and again? How the hell is skeyes managing its staff? Their HR manager should be fired on the spot! Although I have no special sympathy for Happart and Partoune, they are absolutely right: Liege Airport is sabotaged. They should start a suit against skeyes.
André
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Why only Liege Airport now? Now they are furious or now we can read here that they should start a suit against Skeyes. But where we could read this when it happened all the time at BRU? This was normal?????sn26567 wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 21:22 Staff shortage again and again? How the hell is skeyes managing its staff? Their HR manager should be fired on the spot! Although I have no special sympathy for Happart and Partoune, they are absolutely right: Liege Airport is sabotaged. They should start a suit against skeyes.
Now we can see a trend that they want to hurt the economy very badly. Liege bcs of airfreight and during the night, CRL bcs of LCC and BRU bcs of the national airport. The other airports are too small to have a big influence. Of course, for them is a big influence if one of the only flights could be cancelled.
But this is now about the economy and this you can't sell to potential new foreign companies. You can't sell your airport or Belgium as a good investment when they strike all the time. An airlines who is already in deep water will not take the risk to lose even more money by flying to BRU or CRL.
Now a wildcat strike at CRL this evening. What will it be in a few days when the Easter holidays will start?
Bananen republiek..... there is completely no common sence anymore in this country.....
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
It has nothing to do with HR or staff management. If a certain amount of people call sick and nobody agrees to accept a recall then the unit is short of staff. Imagine you need 5 controllers minimum for a night: you can roster as many as you wish, even let's say 10: if 6 of them call sick and noone accepts to be recalled then you are short of staff.sn26567 wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 21:22 Staff shortage again and again? How the hell is skeyes managing its staff? Their HR manager should be fired on the spot! Although I have no special sympathy for Happart and Partoune, they are absolutely right: Liege Airport is sabotaged. They should start a suit against skeyes.
A few problems/questions:
- how comes that so many call sick for a night? Why is nobody accepting a recall? Is it pre-arranged?
- why are the afternoons not kept longer, as the rules permit (and like pilots do), to give the nights some extra breaks so that they can avoid or reduce the closure?
- why do they close the whole FIR (west and east)? Does that mean that so many controllers from both sides have called sick? Really? Keeping one side open could save the night for Liège traffic...
- the closure is from 01.30LT until 04.30. Night shifts are from 22.00 until 07.00 (officially 08.00 but morning shifts come at 07.00). They can work from 22.00 until 01.30 and from 04.30 until 07.00 without interruption: that means a period of 03.30 and another one of 2.30, without problem but they need a rest of 3 hours in between.
Bearing in mind that a controller needs a break after 2 hours (“national unofficial rule”, ICAO says 2.30), if someone could explain where that “3 hours interruption” comes from, that would be interesting. And also how they can work 3.30 with the same amount of people.
I agree with you that it impacts mainly Liège airport, as their traffic is mostly at night. It is a shame.
And that brings one more question: why is the "business continuity procedure" not activated to enable (at reduced capacity) traffic in and out of Liège via Germany without the use of ACC/CANAC?
I understand that the airport of Liege and Charleroi are thinking about asking for another service provider.
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A1131/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5029N00411E064
A) EBBU B) 1904042330 C) 1904050230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5029N00411E064
A) EBBU B) 1904042330 C) 1904050230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
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At least Partoune and Happart won't be too upset this timeTLspotting wrote: ↑04 Apr 2019, 21:47 A1131/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5029N00411E064
A) EBBU B) 1904042330 C) 1904050230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
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That was the only intelligent thing to do in case of "shortage" of staff.SR20 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2019, 07:27At least Partoune and Happart won't be too upset this timeTLspotting wrote: ↑04 Apr 2019, 21:47 A1131/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5029N00411E064
A) EBBU B) 1904042330 C) 1904050230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
André
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I guess this time there was only a lack of west qualified controllers !sn26567 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2019, 09:05That was the only intelligent thing to do in case of "shortage" of staff.SR20 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2019, 07:27At least Partoune and Happart won't be too upset this timeTLspotting wrote: ↑04 Apr 2019, 21:47 A1131/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5029N00411E064
A) EBBU B) 1904042330 C) 1904050230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED
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Question for our brave workers:
You want one night to count for two days (it does) and to be paid for two days (it is).
The rule says: sick leave for one day doesn’t have to be covered by a doctor sick note (only if it’s for two days or more).
So why don’t you provide sick notes when you call sick for a night? Because you consider a night as one day (one shift)... only when it suits you of course
You want one night to count for two days (it does) and to be paid for two days (it is).
The rule says: sick leave for one day doesn’t have to be covered by a doctor sick note (only if it’s for two days or more).
So why don’t you provide sick notes when you call sick for a night? Because you consider a night as one day (one shift)... only when it suits you of course
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