Airlines
Lufthansa Says It’s Ready To Resume Talks with Pilots
Looks to return to normalcy after week of labor strife
Lufthansa has returned to a full schedule after two days of strikes last week forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights. (Photo: Lufthansa Group)
Lufthansa has returned to a full schedule after two days of strikes last week forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights. (Photo: Lufthansa Group)

Last week proved another busy one for labor relations lawyers in Germany, as an impasse in negotiations between Lufthansa Group and its pilots’ union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), led to another round of strikes, a lawsuit by the airline and eventually a labor court decision that effectively halted further work action by cockpit crew. Nevertheless, Lufthansa committed to resuming negotiations on all open collective labor agreement items with the union's collective labor agreement committee at any time. “Our goal is still to work with the VC to find a joint solution to all the open CLA issues through the negotiating process,” said Bettina Volkens, Lufthansa Group’s chief officer of corporate human resources.