Cargolux and OGBL achieve CWA breakthrough (Cargolux media release)

The management of Cargolux Airlines and Luxembourg’s OGBL union have reached an agreement on the main points of a new collective work agreement, covering a period of three years, effective October 2015. The declaration of intent, which was signed today, 24 July, represents a breakthrough in the negotiations that ran since September 2014. In addition […]


July 28, 2015

Luxair airline workers to strike

Workers are set to strike the Luxembourg airline at Luxair tomorrow (19 July). Luxair workers are in an ongoing dispute with the airline as a result of unsuccessful collective agreement bargaining with employers. The unions (OGBL, LCGB and NGL-SNEP) demand the same terms as in the previous agreement signed in July 2013. The joint press […]


July 18, 2014

One air freight dispute settles whilst another cargo and passenger labour scenario worsens (handyshippingguide.com)

As one labour dispute at an air freight carrier seems to be heading for a resolution, another simply sees the relationship between a combined cargo and passenger carrier worsen. Our previous stories (1) (2) have outlined the problems besetting all cargo airline Cargolux and combination carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), but whilst the Luxembourg based outfit […]


July 29, 2013