Lufthansa Pilots May Strike Over Contract, Handelsblatt Says

Lufthansa, Europe’s second-biggest airline, may face strikes by as many as 5,000 pilots, Handelsblatt reported, citing a spokesman for the Vereinigung Cockpit union.

Negotiations on a new work contract are currently in deadlock and a decision on whether to strike will be made in the next few days unless there’s a breakthrough, the newspaper said. On Aug. 1, Lufthansa reached agreement with the Ver.di labor union on a wage increase for ground workers and some cabin-crew members, ending a strike that forced cancellation of hundreds of flights last week.

source : Bloomberg.com

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August 4, 2008