Airbus Spain: Como el agua — Dialogue gets back on track
After eleven days of full strike action and two rejected draft agreements, an agreement was approved by 76.76% in Spain. FO welcomes the exit from the crisis through negotiation.
On September 4, 2026, an agreement was reached between Airbus and four Spanish trade unions (ATP, CCOO, SIPA, UGT) under the auspices of the government. It offsets real inflation and progressively restores 7.95% of lost purchasing power over a 4-year period.
The agreement commits the company to compensating real inflation and restoring the 7.95% lost over the past 5 years:
- January 2026: Real inflation + 2%
- January 2027: Real inflation + 2%
- April 2028: Real inflation + 2%
- April 2029: Real inflation + 1.95%
In addition: an annual budget of 0.5% for individual pay rises and 0.5% for promotions.
An exceptional gross bonus of €2,000 will be paid in October 2026 to compensate for the phasing and the shift of application to April starting in 2028.
Social progress: maintaining the remote working agreement, reduction in meal prices (from €5 to €3.50), more flexibility on annual leave (reduction from 3 to 2 weeks of collective closure), and new measures regarding mobility and quality of working life.
The signing of this agreement confirms FO's conviction: while strike action and the balance of power are sometimes necessary when Management closes the door, negotiation and signed agreements are the only tools that sustainably secure progress.
FO regrets the time lost and the heavy toll of this crisis:
- For employees: nearly a month's salary sacrificed, families severely impacted to obtain what responsible dialogue should have granted without cost.
- For the company: management mistakes, dogmatic postures, and deeply weakened social credibility.
We also regret that certain organizations have for too long preferred to perpetuate confrontation, condemning and threatening those who chose to continue negotiating.
A compromise is never a total victory for one side over the other, but rather a balance struck when all parties agree to move forward. FO will continue to champion a social dialogue across Airbus that is rigorous, fair, and respectful.
This social dialogue must be fully restored to its rightful place—and in France, the time for that is now!
