Lufthansa Pilots Launch Strike Ballot over Pension Demands

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The pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has started the initial vote on industrial action in collective bargaining with Lufthansa on company retirement provision. The vote is therefore due to take place on 30 September. No strikes are planned until then.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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The Vereinigung Cockpit is not high enough for Lufthansa core brand pilots to have a high retirement pension. With a possible strike, it risks displeasure from passengers and pilots from other Lufthansa brands.

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The Vereinigung Cockpit (Vereinigung Cockpit) started the initial vote among the pilots of Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo. The background is the failed negotiations on company pension plans (bAV). The initial vote runs until 30 September. No industrial action is planned until the end of the vote.

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MADRID, 12 (EUROPA PRESS) The Lufthansa pilots and their cargo division, represented by the union Vereinigung Cockpit, have started a vote this Friday to call a strike after failing the negotiations on pensions. Specifically, the vote will be open until 30 September and, until the end, [...] The entry Lufthansa pilots will vote to go on strike after failing the negotiations on pensions first appears in Forbes Spain.

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The pilots of Lufthansa and their cargo subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo have begun an initial vote on a possible strike. The vote runs until 30 September. The background is a collective dispute over company pension plans, which escalated after seven unsuccessful rounds of negotiations.