Dear Colleagues,
Our Member Association in Chile is requesting Mutual Assistance on behalf of the Sindicato de Pilotos de LATAM (SPL) Chile.
IFALPA has been informed that the SPL pilots have entered a legal strike effective today, 12 November 2025.
The LATAM Chile pilots represented by SPL have exhausted all negotiation and mediation efforts and LATAM (Chile) management refuses to address the union’s issues and concerns. As many of you are aware LATAM operates as a transnational airline and has decided to outsource the SPL pilots flying to LATAM (Peru) and LATAM (Brazil). We expect that LATAM will continue to outsource this flying to other carriers in the “family” to attempt to break the strike. This action is deplorable as it forces brother and sister union pilots within the LATAM family to fly the struck work of the SPL pilots.
Based on the above, and on behalf of LATAM (SPL) Chile pilots, we request the Mutual Assistance outlined below, as per the IFALPA Industrial Manual starting immediately, today 12 November 2025. Further, we request that letters of support for the SPL pilots should be sent to [email protected]
- Request for Ban on Wet Leasing (2.4.1)
- Request for Freeze in Capacity (for SkyTeam Carriers 2.4.2.2)*
- Request for Assistance to Pilots Stranded Away from their Home Base (2.4.5)
- Request for Submissions and Representations (Para. 2.4.7)
The SPL will keep IFALPA, and its Member Associations informed of any further developments.