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Air France pilots reject end-of-strike proposal

Sep 22, 2014 03:09 PM EDT | By Staff Reporter

Air France, one of the world's most frequently-operated airlines, is at risk of losing millions of dollars in revenue.

Pilots working for the company have rejected an end-of-strike proposal from management on Monday and want to perpetuate their labor strike, the New York Times Reports.

Their organizing body, the French National Union of Airline Pilots, released a statement criticizing Air France's most recent proposal at implementing a new strategy-it would postpone for three months the development of new European bases.  

"I would like the S.N.P.L. [French National Union of Airline Pilots] to explain why this conflict continues," Air France chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said during a briefing last week, according to the newspaper.

"It seems that perhaps there is another agenda. We are now asking for the withdrawal of the Transavia Europe project."

Part of the pilot's demands include increased job security, as they fear their jobs may be outsourced to other countries with lax labor laws, and higher wages.

Air France has not publically commented on what it plans to do in the case of an extended strike, which may last a few more weeks. 

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