Air France?s shares fell to the lowest levels seen in the last 13 years as the result of losing 500 million euros from the two-week pilots? strike. Another issue arose when a new union, representing a minority of the pilots, demanded to be a part of the negotiations. The pilots are demanding that all new hires have the same contracts as currently hired pilots.
See "UPDATE 4-Air France puts cost of Strike, lost Demand at 500 mln Euros", Reuters, October 8, 2014