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There is now also a threat of strikes by flight attendants at Lufthansa.
In the ballot that ended on Wednesday, more than 96 percent voted for industrial action.
Mörfelden-Walldorf - Shortly before the start of the fifth Verdi warning strike on the ground, Lufthansa flight attendants voted for strikes with a clear majority of more than 96 percent on Wednesday (March 6).
This is what the ballots at Lufthansa and its regional subsidiary Lufthansa Cityline revealed, as the UFO union announced on Wednesday in Mörfelden-Walldorf near Frankfurt.
Flight attendants in ballot for strike at Lufthansa
UFO boss Joachim Vázquez Bürger emphasized the determination of the members and the entire cabin, which is also reflected in the numerous new entries.
A strike is still avoidable: “We remain open to appropriate offers and fair solutions from the employer in order to possibly avert strikes at short notice.”
Previously, around 19,000 flight attendants from the Lufthansa core brand and the subsidiary Lufthansa Cityline were called upon to vote on possible strikes by midday on Wednesday.
In circles within the UFO union, a positive vote is expected.
Concrete dates for work stoppages are not initially expected.
The Verdi strike at Lufthansa already had an impact at Frankfurt Airport on March 6th.
© Jaap Arriens/imago
Verdi is also calling for a strike in Lufthansa areas
Regardless of this, the Verdi union has called on employees in the Lufthansa technology, logistics and training areas to go on a warning strike from Wednesday evening at 8 p.m.
All other members of the ground staff should join the strike on Thursday at 4 a.m.
The warning strike ends for all participants on Saturday at 7:10 a.m.
Strike at Lufthansa: Union demands 15 percent more salary
In the separate collective bargaining negotiations for flight attendants for the parent company and the regional subsidiary Cityline, the union rejected the respective offers as inadequate.
Against the backdrop of high losses in purchasing power due to inflation, employees are looking at the sharply increased profits that CEO Carsten Spohr wants to present this Thursday (March 7th) for the past 2023 financial year.
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For the approximately 18,000 cabin employees at Lufthansa and the almost 1,000 employees at Cityline, UFO is essentially demanding 15 percent more money over a term of 18 months.
The union also wants to achieve an inflation compensation bonus of 3,000 euros and higher allowances.
Lufthansa strike: Flight attendants also want to stop work
In the post-Corona year of 2022, UFO was the only union in the Lufthansa Group to refrain from taking industrial action.
In the collective bargaining agreement, the lower wage groups in particular were raised, while the inflation compensation bonus was postponed until the current collective bargaining round.
A warning strike at the Lufthansa subsidiary Discover this year was the last work stoppage led by the union, which has had to contend with considerable intra-union squabbles since 2018.
Today's chairman Joachim Vazquez Bürger flies with Lufthansa Cityline and was elected in November 2023. (bohy/dpa)