48-hour strike by Lufthansa subsidiary pilots in Germany
| Pilots of a Lufthansa subsidiary in Germany have launched a 48-hour strike in Germany after failing to reach an agreement with employers over working conditions and wages, which has led to the cancellation of a large number of flights. |
In this way, passengers of Discover Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, should prepare themselves for cancellations and delays on Sundays and Mondays due to the pilots’ strike. . A number of Discover flights from Frankfurt scheduled for Sunday and Monday have been cancelled. The flight cancellations can be seen on the airport’s online flight board on Sunday – including connections to Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Mexico and the United States.
The Verband Cockpit (VC) pilot union asked to stop work for 48 hours until Monday evening.
Before the strike began, Discover said it expected 90 percent of scheduled short-haul and medium-haul flights from Frankfurt to operate during the strike. . Accordingly, about 30% of the connections should be made on long routes. A total of 27 departures from Frankfurt are planned during the strike period. Ten scheduled departures from Munich are operated by Lufthansa. Passengers should check their flight status as regularly as possible.
VC is fighting for an initial collective agreement at the airline, which was founded two and a half years ago and operates a total of 24 aircraft. manages The union considers negotiations with employers unsuccessful for now.
This is the third strike after a five-hour warning strike shortly before Christmas and a regular strike that lasted a full day at the end of January after pilots voted in favor of The strike ended in a strike vote.
The union informed its members on Friday that management had not made an improved offer in recent discussions. According to the pilots’ union, the company still adheres to the prerequisite of concluding a so-called social partnership charter before reaching a collective agreement. From the point of view of the union, this severely limits the right to strike.
Employers criticized the new strike call. A spokesman for the Lufthansa subsidiary said the union had been told it would present an improved offer by February 7. He emphasized: The fact that the VC is now calling a strike for the third time in the last few weeks, without waiting for the employer to present a new offer, shows that here the issue is not about good solutions for the employees, but the way There are other solutions. The union declined to comment on the claim.
Lufthansa is currently negotiating with several groups of employees at various group companies. There are conflicts and conflicts in Discover with the pilots and cabin crew who recently went on strike.
Recently, the market of strikes and protests has heated up in different parts of Germany.
Following the call of the German Verdi Union, many employees and drivers of buses, trams and subways in German cities went on strike early in the morning (Friday) in protest against wages and working conditions and caused disturbances.
On Thursday, the Verdi union had largely stopped air traffic in Germany. The union called for all-day warning strikes at 11 airports in tariff disputes for aviation security. Just a few days before that, a multi-day strike by the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) was held at Deutsche Bahn for several days. This led to widespread disruptions in long-distance and regional rail transport.
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