German union urges Lufthansa to avoid Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott during US hotel workers’ strike

ver.di, the German union, is calling for Lufthansa Group to stop using Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels to provide layover accommodation for their crew, during the current strikes that have seen 4,700 hotel workers walk off the job in bicoastal cities across the United States.  Further strikes were announced on Sunday in Boston, when 600 […]


October 7, 2024

ITF and ETF stand ready to defend the rights of striking aviation and logistics workers in Germany

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) defend the rights of striking aviation workers in Germany today (20 February) and support Ver.di’s calls for immediate and meaningful engagement on a new collective bargaining agreement, restoring wage cuts made during the Covid pandemic.  Ver.di called the strike due to management’s […]


February 20, 2024

Lufthansa cancels more than 1,000 flights as ground handlers strike (wsj.com)

German carrier scraps almost all flights from Munich, Frankfurt hubs Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled almost all of its flights from two of its hub airports as ground staff staged a walkout, exacerbating disruption that has plagued the aviation industry as it tries to increase flying to meet surging travel demand. The German carrier said that […]


July 27, 2022

Lufthansa to profit from LSG Sky Chefs sale while its US workers protest poverty wages

Weeks before Lufthansa is expected to sell its catering subsidiary, LSG Sky Chefs, the company continues to ignore its 11,000 workers in the United States. The Lufthansa leadership refuses to meet with US workers even after they took strike authorisation votes over the summer, protesting poor working conditions described in a new case study. Lufthansa […]


October 9, 2019

Dozens of flights cancelled as Eurowings crews strike (thelocal.de)

A cabin crew strike on Lufthansa’s budget airline Eurowings which started at 5am on Tuesday morning is set to cause some headaches for travellers at Düsseldorf and Hamburg airports. Travellers at both Hamburg and Düsseldorf airports can expect cancellations and flight delays due to the strike called by union Verdi, set to last until 8pm […]


November 22, 2016

Lufthansa agrees pay deal with 30,000 ground staff (bbc.co.uk)

German airline Lufthansa has agreed a pay deal with 30,000 ground staff as it looks to avoid further strikes. The agreement, struck with services sector union Verdi on Saturday, gives a one-off payment of €2,250 (£1,580) and a 2.2% pay rise. The deal covers Lufthansa airport staff as well as catering, IT, freight and maintenance […]


December 1, 2015