Guernsey Press

Condor strike might be over, but union warns dispute is not

A TWO-WEEK mutiny by Condor's French crew might have come to an end yesterday, but their union warned that the dispute was not yet over.

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Laure Tallonneau, from the maritime union, the International Transport Workers' Federation, said the crew was still missing out on basic employment rights – despite Condor now offering the staff private medical insurance.

'The crew have agreed to stop in order to let the people in Jersey and Guernsey go ashore to France and they hope to negotiate following this,' she said.

She said there were no further strikes planned, but there could be more industrial action if Condor did not comply with the crew's other demands.

Condor CEO James Fulford spent eight days aboard the vessel negotiating with the 10 striking crew.

He said that while not all the demands had been met, the crew understood the importance of sailings restarting and discussions continuing without industrial action.

'It was realised that people do not make good decisions with a gun to their head,' he said.

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