STRIKE INFORMATION
At present, the cockpit crews of Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings are struggling
with their management to come to an agreement regarding their working conditions as well
as their payment. Since early 2009, Lufthansa management refuses to make an off er; therefore
management has not only provoked industrial action, but is also responsible for this strike.
We would like to take this opportunity to give you some background information:
The pivotal goal of Vereinigung Cockpit is to ensure job security of Lufthansa
staff in Germany and to defend these jobs against outsourcing.
First in 1992 Lufthansa pilots agreed to signifi cant cut backs while in return, Lufthansa
agreed that all aircraft with 70 seats or more will only be fl own by Lufthansa pilots and under
Lufthansa conditions. This was once again confi rmed in negotiations in 2004.
For several
years now, Lufthansa is evading this contract through outsourcing and the acquisition of
foreign subsidiaries. In recent months, this became extremely obvious through the creation
of LUFTHANSA-ITALIA as well as the creation of the cargo joint-ventures AEROLOGIC and
JADE. All three companies are run without Lufthansa pilots.
Additionally, instead of creating a sustainable growth for the Lufthansa brand-name, the size
of the Lufthansa Group has been increased through the acquisition of less stable airlines (e.g.
Brussels Airlines, Austrian, and British Midland). The results are an increase in the fi nancial
burden, a reduced investors’ rating and higher interest rates.
In the meantime, the Lufthansa premium product becomes less and less well defi ned for our
valued customers.
Despite the global economic downturn, it is expected that Lufthansa will
have a positive result in 2009. Possible losses would be the result of the
acquisition of foreign companies.
Due to the very fl exible payment system, management was able to save 12% of pilots costs in
2009 alone. Therefore, pilots are demanding that any further cost reduction on their part will
only happen under the condition that German jobs will not be moved abroad.
Lufthansa is not accepting this condition.
We are on strike because we do not want the profi ts generated through our work and our
contributions to weather the crisis to be used to destroy our jobs in the future.
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