TAM SA and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil’s two largest airlines, faced a threatened strike Dec. 23 right before the pre- Christmas travel rush. Gol said it would maintain its flight schedule on Dec. 23, while TAM has not commented at press time. Brazil’s national air worker union has been in talks seeking a pay raise since September.
The strike date decided on by the union comes two days before the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday and in the month that...
The strike date decided on by the union comes two days before the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday and in the month that...
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