IAG has accepted a government-appointed mediator’s compromise for an end to its dispute with Iberia staff.
"The board of International Airlines Group has met today in an extraordinary session to analyse and assess the proposal issued by a mediator regarding Iberia.
"As a result, the board has decided to accept the proposal," IAG said in a statement to Reuters.
The Spanish mediator proposed Iberia lays off 3,141 workers, instead of the 3,807 the airline had planned to let go, with severance pay of 35 days per year worked, rather than 20.
The unions have yet to say whether they accept the proposals. The mediator is scheduled to meet with worker representatives today.
Iberia workers went on strike February 18-22 and March 4-8 and have planned a third one-week strike for March 18-22. They have also threatened to strike again during Easter week.
Struggling to compete with low-cost competitors, loss-making Iberia also had also announced plans for 20% salary cuts for its remaining 16,000 workers.
The mediator has proposed 15% reductions in salaries.
During the two week-long strikes by pilots, air stewards and ground staff, Iberia cancelled about 10% of flights to the United States and Latin America and 50 percent of flights within Spain.
The company has said it was losing 3 million euros a day during the strikes.
