Lufthansa pilots prepare for strike action

Lufthansa pilots are getting ready to strike after negotiations over a pay dispute got here to a standstill this week, in accordance with pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit.

The union, which represents 9,600 members, mentioned “authorized and organisational preparations for strike motion” have begun after Lufthansa despatched an “inadequate” pay supply on Thursday morning.

“Regardless of intensive talks between our collective bargaining committee and the employer, no conclusion may very well be reached a few promising continuation of the negotiations,” mentioned Vereinigung Cockpit spokesperson, Matthias Baier.

“Along with compensating for the loss in actual wages, what we now want above all is a future-proof resolution for the remuneration construction in all skilled teams,” he added.

On the finish of July, the union introduced that 97.6 per cent of its members working for Lufthansa had voted for industrial action. 

The transfer is a blow for the German service, which recently settled a dispute with floor handlers after a strike forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at its Munich and Frankfurt hubs final month. Throughout a Q2 earnings name earlier this month, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr had expressed optimism over “constructive dialogue” between the service and the pilots’ union.