Spanish media reported this week that Finnair is planning to hire over 200 cabin crew from Adecco (temporary employment agency) possibly "to replace company staff in special situations". The FA will be available on 1 November, to work for Finnair in case of need. Currently Finnair employs about 60 cabin crew in Spain, 40 covering the Madrid and Barcelona scheduled flights and the other 20 in leisure flights to Canary Islands.
The article in Spanish includes a video in which the responsible of crew of Finnair (Sami Sievä) explains that they will work in case of strike. If they are not required they will earn 1200€ as a compensation for their availability during 3 months. Apparently hiring employees to minimize the impact of a strike is illegal in Spain.
Link to the article in Spanish:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/0...379677923.html
Link to the press release of the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (in English):
http://www.sttk.fi/en-GB/readnews/ne...ers-from-spain