Friday, December 19, 2014

Arbitration in Lufthansa wage dispute with pilots questionable – Reuters Germany

Arbitration in Lufthansa wage dispute with pilots questionable – Reuters Germany

Dusseldorf (Reuters) – In the several months current wage dispute with Lufthansa pilots build up new hurdles for a possible settlement.

Contrary to the demands of the pilots were not negotiable for the Executive Management plans for the low-cost subsidiary “Wings” in mediation, said a Lufthansa spokesman on Friday. Cockpit spokesman Joerg Handwerg replied: “This shows that the management is not interested in peace in the company.”

After repeated strikes by pilots Lufthansa began in early December submitted a settlement offer, but flashed from it, as is the disputed transitional arrangements should be negotiated. A Lufthansa spokesman said now that negotiations on other topics are possible according to the transitional arrangements. He called in addition to the pension scheme, six open collective agreements such as the cladding and the wage agreement. Cockpit speakers Handwerg explained that the union would start of the year to decide whether they will accept the settlement offer under these circumstances or the pilots may strike again.

For the eight months since simmering labor dispute remains unresolved. Cockpit fighting for the early retirement scheme for 5400 Lufthansa pilots and against the plans of the Group for budget airlines. With the new airlines on short- and long-haul CEO Carsten Spohr order to regain lost market share from rivals such as Ryanair in Europe or Emirates [EMIRA.UL] intercontinental business. The front of the cockpit should no longer have to sit pilots are paid by the Group wage expensive, but new cheap labor. The union, however, goes on the warpath: She put the crane airline since April already ten times lame. The damage adds up to 200 million, the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers

with each other.

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