Lufthansa pilot union VC prepares for walkouts

Pilot strikes could be looming at Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) after talks with union Vereinigung Cockpit ended without a deal being reached.

Four days of talks ended on August 19, 2022, and management then made a revised offer on the morning of August 25, 2022. VC said it had been discussing the next steps since talks ended and that while the fresh offer was a step in the right direction, it was not sufficient.

“Currently we are too far apart from each other. Alongside compensating for the loss of pay in real terms, we need a modern solution for pay structures in all job groups,” Matthias Baier, spokesman for VC explained in a press statement dated August 25, 2022.

The union’s members voted overwhelmingly in favor of strike action on July 31, 2022, in a signal to management during the pay talks.