Air France unions call for new strike on March 23

By Hajer M'tiri

PARIS (AA) - Several Air France unions on Tuesday called for a new strike on March 23, following a previous strike on Feb. 22 which saw half of the airway's long-haul flights out of Paris canceled.

The industrial action, led by pilots, cabin crew and ground staff, aims at putting pressure on the management to increase staff salaries by a 6 percent across the board.

The Air France management has put on the table a draft agreement providing a general increase of 1 percent, paid in two tranches.