After weeks of mobilization, discussions, and intense negotiations, the FO, CFE-CGC, and CFTC alliance has secured major progress on all of its demands.
The discussions have led to concrete proposals:
- Validation of an independent expert assessment enabling a complete and transparent analysis of the entire profit-sharing scheme to refine our 2027 agreement.
- Neutralization of the Euro/Dollar exchange rate in the new 2026 profit-sharing agreement.
- Implementation of a €500 profit-sharing bonus for all employees, corresponding to the retroactive application of the new agreement.
- Removal of the cap on profit-sharing and employee stock ownership plan bonuses.
These advances reflect a reality that we had to forcefully remind Management of. Since 2020, the company has faced major crises: Covid-19, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions. Each time, employees rose to the occasion, absorbing the difficulties, accepting the demands placed upon them, and keeping the company afloat during periods when its very future was at stake.
The results that some now take for granted are not the product of chance but rather the result of the commitment of the women and men of Airbus. At a time when geopolitical tensions are directly impacting the daily lives of employees and their families, it was only right that they expect a supportive approach from a company whose greatest asset they are.
The FO, CFE-CGC, and CFTC alliance has therefore taken its responsibilities seriously by establishing a useful, protective, and forward-looking balance of power, focused on the future of both employees and the company. If there is one simple truth, weakening employees weakens the company. Its investments, programs, and industrial ambitions cannot be built on purely accounting principles or on constant confrontation.
This is why the FO, CFE-CGC, and CFTC alliance has adopted a balance of power based not on posturing or political agitation, but on responsibility, the credibility of its arguments, and the collective strength of the employees. This is what made this outcome possible. This victory belongs first and foremost to the employees.
Social dialogue can only function when there is a genuine balance; otherwise, it becomes a mere exercise in appearances. The balance of power is not limited to strikes and their serious consequences for families and the company. It lies in the ability of employees to come together and support their representatives, who ensure their voices are heard.
The FO, CFE-CGC, and CFTC Alliance represents more than 30,000 members within the Airbus Group who support a vision of unionism based on dialogue, responsibility, and collective effectiveness.
We acknowledge these developments. The Alliance's unions will now conduct a thorough analysis before deciding, in the coming days, on the signing of the new Profit-Sharing Agreement.