Re: Ebola Update
More than 2,150 flights operated by leading German air carrier Lufthansa have been affected by a 35-hour strike that began on Monday, just hours after a weekend of devastating rail strikes across the country.
Lufthansa says 200,000 people have been hit by the strike, although the company has assured it has found replacement pilots for around a third of the canceled flights. Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) which numbers just over half of the airline’s 10,000 pilots, called the eighth strike this year, which is impacting short-haul flights on Monday, and long-haul on Tuesday.
VC is demanding that Europe’s biggest airline maintain its current employment protocols, which allow pilots to retire at 55 on 60 percent of their salary, before claiming a full pension at 65.
“Regrettably Lufthansa has not acted on the compromise proposals of VC after seven strikes now since April this year and is stonewalling," said a statement from the union.

More than 2,150 flights operated by leading German air carrier Lufthansa have been affected by a 35-hour strike that began on Monday, just hours after a weekend of devastating rail strikes across the country.
Lufthansa says 200,000 people have been hit by the strike, although the company has assured it has found replacement pilots for around a third of the canceled flights. Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) which numbers just over half of the airline’s 10,000 pilots, called the eighth strike this year, which is impacting short-haul flights on Monday, and long-haul on Tuesday.
VC is demanding that Europe’s biggest airline maintain its current employment protocols, which allow pilots to retire at 55 on 60 percent of their salary, before claiming a full pension at 65.
“Regrettably Lufthansa has not acted on the compromise proposals of VC after seven strikes now since April this year and is stonewalling," said a statement from the union.
A man/lady can't even go Apsou!!! in the cocpit anymore before gettin a
gesundheitand a needle...
Wow
