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German Pilots' Union Strikes, Threatens Further Action

Cologne-based Germanwings cancelled 116 flights.

Pilots with Vereinigung Cockpit are shown on a previous 'Walkout for Safety.' Pilots flying for Germanwings struck for six hours on Friday. (Photo: Vereinigung Cockpit)

August 29, 2014

Unionized pilots with Lufthansa-owned low-fare carrier Germanwings staged a six-hour strike on Friday after negotiations between the airline and pilots over early retirement benefits broke down. The Vereinigung Cockpit union representing pilots with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings said it would continue planning industrial actions “until the point of agreement.”

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