10/17/2022
Eurowings pilots began a three-day strike on Monday in their latest action to demand better wages and working conditions.
The budget subsidiary of the German airline Lufthansa said a day earlier that it was keen to minimize the impact of the strike on its flight operations. However, thousands of passengers are expected to be affected.
Pilots are walking out after the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, which represents almost 10,000 pilots and flight engineers from German airlines, refused an offer proposed by the airline for more rest times.
The strike kicked off Monday as “there is no new offer” from Eurowings to the pilots, said a spokesperson for the VC.
“This strike would not be necessary if Eurowings would negotiate with us on an equal footing,” the union said in an earlier statement.
Eurowings offered 10 extra days of vacation annually and three hours less work each week, which VC said was still insufficient. The airline stressed its offer was nonnegotiable, saying any further reductions would not be “economically justifiable.”
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