Lufthansa concludes collective labour agreement with its pilots represented by Vereinigung Cockpit
Lufthansa Group and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots' union have reached a significant long-term collective agreement. The agreement, which covers pilots from Lufthansa Airline and...
Further strikes announced at London Gatwick airport in pay dispute
Workers at Gatwick Airport, represented by the Unite union, have announced a series of strikes due to pay disputes. More than 230 employees from...
31 strike days by security staff (and chaos?) during summer at London Heathrow airport
Security staff at London Heathrow Airport, organised through the Unite union, will go on strike for 31 selected days from June 24 to August...
Air Europa cancels 114 flights ahead of a pilot strike
Air Europa has cancelled 114 flights during eight new days of pilot strikes scheduled between next Monday and June 2. These strikes were called...
Canadian WestJet and unions reach agreement as strike is being called off
WestJet Group and the ALPA association representing the WestJet and subsidiary Swoop pilots have reached a tentative agreement on the second collective bargaining agreement...
“Coronation strike” by security staff at London Heathrow airport
Around 1,400 security agents at London's Heathrow Airport will stage an eight-day strike next month over pay increases, including during the coronation of King...
A ground staff strike will paralyse Berlin Brandenburg airport on Wednesday
All passenger flights to and from Berlin Brandenburg Airport are set to be cancelled on Wednesday, 25 January, due to an all-day strike by...
London Heathrow ground workers’ strike might disrupt flights to FIFA World Cup
Workers employed by Dnata and Menzies at London Heathrow will take three days of strike action beginning on Friday 18 November, in a dispute...
United Airlines pilots reject contract deal that fell short, Delta Air Lines pilots voted to authorise strike
United Airlines pilots "overwhelmingly" rejected a tentative agreement that would have given pilots raises of nearly 15%, their union said on Tuesday, the latest...
Lufthansa and UFO flight attendants’ union agree on salary increases for around 19,000 cabin personnel
250 euros more basic pay from 1 January 2023 and 2.5 percent more basic pay from 1 July 2023 for around 19,000 Lufthansa...
Union representing Eurowings Germany pilots announces three-day strike, starting this Monday
Discussions between Eurowings management and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) didn't reach an agreement hence the union representing the Eurowings pilots announced a three-day strike, next...
Eurowings pilots announce a strike for this Thursday, 6 October
Eurowings pilots will go on strike this Thursday, 6 October 2022 after negotiations with the airline's management failed. "Ten rounds of negotiations, two of...
Talks between pilots’ union and Lufthansa unsuccessful; strikes possible with immediate effect
Last Friday, talks between German union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) and Lufthansa ended without an agreement. Hence VC announced that the preparation for a strike...
Lufthansa reaches agreement with trade union ver.di on significant salary increases for ground staff
Settlement on new collective pay agreement for around 20,000 ground employees who are covered by collective pay agreement
Significant salary increases, disproportionately high...
SWISS regrets rejection of new pilots’ collective labour agreement
The members of the Aeropers pilots’ association have emphatically rejected the collective labour agreement (CLA2022) negotiated by SWISS and the Aeropers executive committee. From...
Lufthansa pilots vote in favour of industrial actions over pay
During a ballot that ended today, Lufthansa pilots send a clear signal to the Lufthansa management as they clearly spoke out in favour of...
European pilots see a summer of disruptions and ask EU and EASA to intervene
Years of cost-cutting, social dumping and COVID crisis management are now wreaking havoc in Europe’s aviation. A summer of disruptions, flight cancellations and aircrew...
Lufthansa’s announcement that it wants to found a new continental platform is met with incomprehension at Vereinigung Cockpit union
Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) President Stefan Herth reacted with incomprehension to Lufthansa's announcement that it intends to set up another new airline platform for continental...
European trade union representatives support decarbonisation of aviation and call for social sustainability to underpin a just transition towards carbon-neutrality
The ETF, EFFAT, UNI Europa, IndustriAll Europe and ECA welcome the Toulouse Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation in aviation, which was adopted on 4...
International pilot organisations are concerned with tensions in Eastern Europe
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) are highly concerned with the situation of heightened tensions...