Lufthansa cabin crew union expands strike campaign

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing cabin crew at Lufthansa is expanding a strike campaign, announcing that it will stage all-day walkouts at Frankfurt, Munich and Duesseldorf airports on Monday.

The UFO union called Sunday on all members to walk out from 4.30 a.m. to 11 p.m. (0330 GMT to 2200 GMT) in Frankfurt and Duesseldorf and until midnight (2300 GMT) in Munich.

UFO embarked Friday on walkouts expected to continue for a week, rotating around different airports, though it took a break Sunday. On Saturday, it called out members on the airline's short- and medium-haul fleet in Frankfurt and crews in Duesseldorf.

The union wants to secure transition payments for its 19,000 members if they retire early as part of its contract dispute with Lufthansa, which is trying to cut costs.


Passengers queue in front of Lufthansa counters at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday Nov. 7, 2015. Cabin crew at Lufthansa are staging a second day of strikes, forcing the German airline to cancel some 520 short- and medium-haul flights. The UFO union called members working on Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 planes at Lufthansa's main Frankfurt hub out on strike for 17 hours starting at 6 a.m. Saturday, along with cabin crew based in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

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[silvershadow]

1. Bump for organized labor. I am the first, out of 113 views. nt

[uppityperson]

2. Second. Lufthansa strikes have affected me in the past, but do what you gotta do to get

treated right.

[MillennialDem]

3. I'm flying to Europe on December 18th (not with Lufthansa, though it is with

Lufthansa Group).

Regardless, good on them. The airline needs to make good on their promises and reschedule us if need be, even if that means another carrier.