2024-08-21 14:59:08
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Potential Strike Looms at Lufthansa Subsidiary Discover Airlines

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Pilots and flight attendants from Ufo and Vereinigung Cockpit have voted in favor of an indefinite strike at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines. The rival union Verdi seeks to enforce its own collective bargaining agreement.

The fleet is set to expand to 33 aircraft as Discover flies from Munich and Frankfurt to popular holiday destinations in Europe and overseas. The high percentage of Ufo and VC members in favor of the strike indicates possible solidarity strikes at Lufthansa.

VC tariff expert Marcel Gröls has shed light on the situation. With the conclusion of the voting, unlimited strikes are now possible, which could result in flight cancellations on Friday.

Solidarity strikes at Lufthansa have not been ruled out.

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Power struggle between UFO and cockpit unions at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover - n-tv.de

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Power struggle between UFO and cockpit unions at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines; members vote for strikes to enforce their own collective agreements; Verdi has so far concluded collective agreements with Discover.
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Pilots and cabin crew of the Lufthansa subsidiary Discover voted by a majority for strikes. The Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) also voted for industrial action. The Vereinigung Cockpit union criticized the collective bargaining agreement with ver.di as insufficient and announced further strikes.
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21. August 2024 um 13:58

Aviation: Indefinite strikes possible at Lufthansa subsidiary

Economy
Pilots and flight attendants of the Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines voted by a majority for indefinite strikes. The background is collective agreements with Verdi, although VC and UFO represent more members. The unions fear that Lufthansa could also oust them in subsidiaries like City Airlines. Discover serves holiday destinations, plans fleet expansion and Lufthansa is trying to establish significantly lower salaries there as with Eurowings. The Basic Law gives employees the right to c..
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