Lufthansa agrees to increase pilot pay after threat of (2nd) strike

[RoAF-Mig21]

Tick, tick, tock. Lufthansa and its pilots’ union have agreed to a compensation deal after the union threatened a two-day strike this week on Wednesday and Thursday, reports Reuters.

It follows a one-day strike last Friday which forced Germany’s flag-carrier to cancel roughly 800 flights.

“The collective bargaining negotiations with the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) will continue under high time pressure,” the airline said in a statement earlier today. “Due to the strike call published tonight, the strike-related flight cancellations for Wednesday and Thursday must be decided today at 12:00.”

The airline claims to have been caught off guard by what it characterized as an unreasonable escalation. “We lack any understanding for this course of action,” said Michael Niggemann, Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director of Deutsche Lufthansa AG...

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerow ... 556e9172f9

[JHR]

Meanwhile ACPA offered to capture the flying for a quarter of the pay!

[negative_g]

Meanwhile ACPA offered to capture the flying for a quarter of the pay!

It's OK we're the NHL and no one can touch us. Canadian pilots are DA BEST in the world and we have to give a little to gain more flyiNG! CAPTURE CAPTURE CAPTURE.

[schnitzel2k3]

Unreasonable escalation = Hitler in Poland.

This is how a union is supposed to function; apply pressure at the optimal time to create opportunities for wage increases. **Insert negative ACPA comment here**