NAV Brasil air traffic controllers approve strike – 10/03/2023 – Market

Employees of the state-owned NAV Brasil, which handles air control services in the country, approved a strike starting next Monday (9). The strike could affect 23 airports, including Guarulhos, Viracopos and Santos Dumont.

The strike was approved this Tuesday (3) by 64.5% of the 1,105 workers present at a virtual meeting. NAV Brasil has 1,698 employees and conducts 38% of landings and takeoffs in the country, according to the state-owned company’s official website.

The category, represented by the National Union of Flight Protection Workers (SNTPV), must stop for one hour a day during the first week of strike. The following time, between October 16th and 21st, it increases to two hours.

During negotiations, the state-owned company proposed an adjustment of 4.83% to employees — the category wants 8.5%, which represents the replacement of inflation since the last agreement. The union also demands improvements in the conditions of health aid and competitions for administrative and operational areas.

The category explained that the strikes will be informed in advance to the airline, other related unions, Decea (Department of Airspace Control), among others, and that services that cannot be postponed will be maintained.

The new state-owned company was created by the Jair Bolsonaro government in December 2020 at the request of the military, and is the result of the division of Infraero (Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company), which manages the administration of airports that have not yet been privatized in the country.

NAV Brasil professionals are the civil segment of the Airspace Control System (Sisceab). Air navigation services are also provided by the military segment, through the Airspace Control Department (Decea), of the FAB (Brazilian Air Force).

Airports that use NAV Brasil air traffic services

1. Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade

2. Bauru

3. President Prudente

4. Saint Genoveva

5. Guarulhos – Governor André Franco Montoro

6. Jorge Amado

7. President Castro Pinto

8. Jacarepaguá – Roberto Marinho

9. Lauro Carneiro De Loyola

10. Viracopos

11. Governor José Richa

12. João Correa Da Rocha

13. Macaé

14. Alberto Alcolumbre

15. Minister Victor Konder

16. Brigadier Lysias Rodrigues

17. Santos Dumont

18. Leite Lopes

19. Maestro Wilson Fonseca

20. Senator Petrônio Portella

21. Lt. Col. Av César Bombonato

22. Mario De Almeida Franco

23. Eurico De Aguiar Salles

With Aeroin