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Aircraft and transport. Lufthansa: pilots vote in favour of a strike, but not over Easter

Frankfurt, Germany - "We've been negotiating very patiently, but our patience has run out"

On Friday 21 March 2014 the German union Vereinigung Cockpit, which represents about 5000 Lufthansa pilots, communicated that its members voted in favour of a strike, because of the impossibility of reaching an agreement with the main European carrier over the contract renewal. 97.2% of the members voted in favour of the industrial action. "No one of us really wants to strike and we've been negotiating...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1159167
Rome, Italy, 03/21/2014 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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