Lufthansa is pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 100th anniversary in the most authentic way possible, and it involves lots of industrial action. A few weeks ago, Lufthansa pilots went on a two-day strike, and now Lufthansa flight attendants are planning a one-day strike.
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I think all airline workers in every country should go on strike on April 10th. 😀 It would be awesome watching the chaos.
Many European airlines, in particular from the southern part, have leared their lessen and signficantly improved labor relations, resulting in very few strikes these days. Lufthansa (and Germany in general) has gone the other way around. They used to have good labor relations and hardly any strikes. But nowadays, Germany is the most strike prone country.
I think all airline workers in every country should receive fair and reasonable contracts. It would be awesome watching the traveling public (especially those with young children) easily getting to where their going.
Since it is the flight attendants that are going on a strike one could argue that Lufthansa could still fly. Why? Well, their flight attendants strike the whole year. The only difference tomorrow is that they are then paid by the union and not Lufthansa.
It's hard to find Lufthansa flight attendants willing to work while on the job. At no more than two hours into a long-haul flight they bark at the passengers, "Wir moechten auch mal Feierabend machen!"
It's really laughable that they are striking again. Want better labour conditions? What's to top here? Just board the aircraft before pushback and deplane after landing. In the meantime eat, sleep, drink, play, ignore all duties, and get money for that.
It seems like pilots and flight attendants of European airlines are always going on strike.
With Lufthansa we can firmly rely on one thing: how unreliable they consistently are.
And LH leadership seem still convinced that replacing tableware is THE thing that will change everything.
Frankly, I’m tired off being used as a pawn in these circumstances, both sides don’t care about the people that ultimately pay their salaries and generate their revenue.
Hope the workers get what they're looking for. Under EU261, compensation is generally due for strikes by airline staff (pilots, cabin crew) as these are within the company’s control. Wish we had similar worker and consumer protections in the US. Someday.
You are partially right Andy. Yes, if you look at other European airlines, Lufthansa (not even LHG, but just LH and it's low-cost subsidiaries) are the ones that have the worst labour relations in all of Europe. But it's not a Germany problem, as countries like France, the UK, Spain and even Nordic ones are considerably more prone to strikes than Germany is.
The underlying issue is Lufthansa, plain and simple. LH management has taken a turn for the worse over the past decade or so and it seems like nobody really cares, mainly because in the grand scheme of things, the effects thereof might not be as visible at the moment due to Germany still having a relatively high degree of economic wellbeing. But the moment that starts to drop off, LH (again, not LHG) will be in the gutter.
These women are paid six figures to serve drinks and smile. How much more do they seriously think they are worth??
As well as the sexism, the claim that Lufthansa staff smile is highly inaccurate.
We do. It’s called the railroad act. It protects consumers.
You’re begging for fire insurance instead of a fire extinguisher. Infested mind.