Ufo demands 15 percent more money for Lufthansa flight attendants
The flight attendants' union Ufo is demanding 15 percent more pay for the approximately 18,000 cabin crew at Lufthansa. In addition, the union wants to achieve an inflation compensation bonus of 3,000 euros and an increase in function bonuses for managers in the upcoming collective bargaining round. On Thursday, Ufo collective bargaining board member Joachim Vázquez Bürger referred to the Group's record turnover in the third quarter and the successful return of aviation after the coronavirus pandemic, among other things.
"Now it is time for the cabin crew, who have made a significant contribution to this success and who bear the burden of catastrophic personnel planning, to receive a financial contribution," said Bürger. According to Ufo, despite a pay rise last year, the vast majority of cabin crew have seen their real wages fall since 2019 due to high inflation.
Other demands include an increase in a vacation pay supplement and the so-called foreign language allowance, both of which have not been increased for decades, as well as an education allowance of 500 euros for Ufo members. The new collective wage agreement is to run for 18 months.
The current agreement expires on December 31, when the peace obligation also ends. Negotiations are due to begin this Friday.
The ongoing negotiations between Ufo and Lufthansa could potentially result in higher air traffic tariffs, considering the union's demands for increased function bonuses for managers. Despite the record turnover in Lufthansa's third quarter, air traffic workers like flight attendants have experienced a decrease in real wages due to high inflation, as mentioned by Ufo.
Source: www.dpa.com
