The negotiations about more wages between the Austrian Lufthansa subsidiary and its crews are still dragging on. Now there is even a threat of a strike over Easter.
Actually, Austrian Airlines and its crews had already agreed on a new collective agreement last autumn. But then the Lufthansa subsidiary presented a very good result and the management should receive a bonus. This is how the on-board staff began renegotiating more wages – and they are still going on today.
Austrian had to cancel more than a hundred flights on Tuesday (March 28) at a staff meeting of cockpit and cabin staff. At the meeting, the 1,200 attendees then rejected the airline’s current offer, as a representative of the Vida union told the APA news agency. They also voted to strike if there was no agreement by Maundy Thursday (April 6).
This article was written by Timo Nowack