Lufthansa: call for strike on Wednesday, delays and cancellations expected

There is no truce on the front of social discontent in the European airline industry. On this occasion, one of Lufthansa’s main unions on Monday called the company’s ground staff to strike on Wednesday over a wage dispute, announcing “delays and cancellations” in an already tense period for European aviation.

The Verdi union has called a strike for the period between 03:45 a.m. (01:45 GMT) on Wednesday and 06:00 a.m. on Thursday (04:00 GMT) “to increase the pressure” on the management since demands 9.5% of wages, according to a press release.

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