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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Lufthansa floor employees attend a strike in Frankfurt, Germany, February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Maximilian Schwarz/File Photo
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German labour union Verdi on Saturday demanded Lufthansa presents a better wage enhance for 1000’s of the German airline’s floor crew earlier than it agrees to a recent spherical of pay talks aimed toward averting additional industrial motion.
Ground employees walked off the job at main airports on Tuesday of their second strike this month, which Lufthansa mentioned had affected 100,000 passengers.
The fourth assembly within the dispute over pay for some 25,000 floor employees ended fruitlessly on Thursday and March 13 or 14 had been pencilled in beforehand as the following date for a gathering, however Verdi is now looking for an earlier assembly with the intention to pace a deal.
“Negotiators have asked Lufthansa to gather for a further meeting before March 13,” Verdi mentioned in a press release. “However, the prerequisite for that is a significantly improved offer by the employer, that should be delivered (to us) beforehand.”
Germany has been hit by a lot of nationwide strikes affecting air journey, railways and public transport, as staff confronted with excessive inflation demand larger pay.
Employers have requested for a common cooling-off interval giving precedence to negotiations and extra arbitration, because the strikes are costing industries prospects and jobs.
Verdi mentioned Lufthansa on Jan. 21 and 22 had solely made two amendments to its preliminary provide, characterising these factors as merely “small concessions”. Lufthansa had additionally lengthened the period of a proposed new pay construction by three months to twenty-eight months, Verdi mentioned.
Verdi is demanding a wage rise of 12.5% or at the very least 500 euros ($541) extra monthly over a 12-month interval, plus a one-time cost of three,000 euros.
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