German airline Lufthansa's cabin crew to strike for 1 week

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing cabin crew for Lufthansa says its members will go on strike for one week in a contract dispute with the airline, Germany's largest.

German news agency dpa quoted the head of the cabin crew union Ufo, Nicoley Baublies, saying Monday that the strike would run from this Friday to Nov. 13. He says an announcement about which flights would be affected will be made closer to the date.

Among other things, the union wants to secure transition payments for its 19,000 members if they retire early and says Lufthansa's most recent offer was "completely unacceptable."

Lufthansa says it's prepared to continue negotiating.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5650cf555e674035ba91376c28957f3e/german-airline-lufthansas-cabin-crew-strike-1-week

[LittleGirl]

1. ugh

I'll back unions forever but I hate that the company's PTB allow this shit to happen. I feel for the customers and how panicked I'd be if I had a flight booked this week. If it was business, whatever but these things happen when people travel for vacation and if you haven't had one in a long time....

[TipTok]

2. That's me...

Travelling next week for business and vacation on one of the main Lufthansa flights.. Ugh

[LittleGirl]

3. ugh, sorry for you. eom