As of: February 8, 2024, 7:53 a.m
By: Felix Herz
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Verdi has ended the warning strike among Lufthansa ground staff.
The next round of negotiations is scheduled for next Monday.
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Around 7,000 people took part in the warning strikes.
Verdi is threatening longer strikes if Lufthansa's offer is not improved.
Airport – The Verdi union has completed its almost 27-hour warning strike among Lufthansa ground staff.
This was confirmed by a union spokeswoman on Thursday morning, February 9th.
Extensive flight disruptions due to strike: 7,000 people stopped work
The strike, which began on Wednesday morning, continued to cause some flight disruptions on Thursday.
After up to 900 flights were canceled the day before, the airline had to cancel around 30 departures from its main locations in Frankfurt and Munich on Thursday morning.
Operations should be back to normal by Friday at the latest.
Around 7,000 people took part in the warning strikes in Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Berlin, according to Marvin Reschinsky, Verdi's negotiator.
He warned Lufthansa of longer strikes if the current offer is not improved.
The company had criticized the early escalation of the dispute.
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Verdi with demands, Lufthansa with a proposal: next round of negotiations on Monday
In the collective bargaining dispute, Verdi is demanding a salary increase of 12.5 percent, but at least 500 euros per month for a contract term of one year.
In addition, a group-wide inflation bonus of 3,000 euros is to be introduced.
Lufthansa has proposed a salary increase of 13 percent and an inflation bonus for a period of three years.
The next round of negotiations is scheduled for next Monday, February 12th.
It is uncertain whether there will be another strike if these fail.
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