Argentina airline unions confirm strike
Unions say at least 1,500 LAN employees could lose their jobs if the eviction goes through.
BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Argentina s airline unions say they will go on strike Thursday to protest an escalating conflict pitting the government against the local unit of Latin America s biggest carrier.
Regulators have given LATAM s subsidiary, LAN Argentina, until month s end to vacate its hangar at Buenos Aires domestic Aeroparque airport.
LATAM says Argentina s government is trying to undermine the company s competitive advantages against money-losing state-owned Aerolineas Argentinas.
The Argentine APTA and Atcpea unions, whose members include airplane technicians, flight attendants and ground crews, said Monday that its members will strike on the eviction deadline.
