Lufthansa strike for the first time on Saturday – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

      

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         

 
 
 
 
 
          ​​On Saturday and Lufthansa long-haul aircraft remain on the ground
     

 
                                           
 
 
     
     
     
         
         
                                                             

At Lufthansa pilots have begun their fourth day of the strike in a row on Saturday. Affected are on long-haul flights and in the cargo area. According to Lufthansa about half of the first flights will fail, from the cargo flights around 60 percent. Around 20 000 passengers were affected by the flight cancellations. Short and middle distance should take place as planned.

                         
         
         
                                                             
                                 

Possible further strikes would like to announce yet with a lead time of 24 hours, said the collective expert pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), Ilona Ritter. She called Lufthansa again to serious discussions over a total solution.

                         
         
         
                                                             

Failed collective discussions

The reason for the renewed strikes is the failure of collective negotiations between Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit. The main bone of contention concerns the transitional provision until retirement of 5,400 pilots who are paid by the Group collective agreement.

                         
         
         
                                                             

However, it is also about the occupational pensions and salaries of pilots. It would not engage in the business policy of Lufthansa, but also accompany the airline to expand standing area of ​​the group collectively, said VC Representative knights.

                         
         
         
                                                                                                                                                                      

More about failed

On Friday, according to figures of the largest German airline a total of 790 short and medium-haul flights. About 94 000 passengers were affected. The Lufthansa had sharply criticized the strikes. She urged the union to return to the negotiating table.

                         
         
         
                                                             

As of Monday threatened by a dispute with Verdi

The next labor dispute at Lufthansa is with the union Verdi, which negotiates on Monday with Lufthansa on the income of around 33 000 Lufthansa employees on the ground. Verdi will explicitly not talking about occupational pensions, Lufthansa wants to reform urgently because of their high cost. This point is controversial even among pilots and flight attendants.

                                                                             
 
  

 
 
 
                       

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