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VC Pilots Strike 02-04 APR 2014 [discussion & info wiki]
97.2% of the VC pilots voted to use striking as an option today:
http://www.dw.de/pilots-at-germanys-...ike/a-17512084 The good part: The union also said any work stoppages would be announced 48 hours ahead of time, in order to give Lufthansa passengers the chance to chance their travel plans. However, it has ruled out going out on strike during the upcoming Easter holidays, a period of heavy travel in Germany. Shortly after the announcement, the union said work stoppages could be begin at any time. |
Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 22562606)
97.2% of the VC pilots voted to use striking as an option today:
http://www.dw.de/pilots-at-germanys-...ike/a-17512084 The good part: The bad part: In the good old tradition of the 2010 VC strike and other labor incidents, lets open a discussion and an info thread. There's an asterisk re: the Easter strike, One account that I read quoted a union member that they would strike on easter if 'provoked'.....Curious just how sensitive the union will be to provocation. |
Originally Posted by oliver2002
(Post 22562606)
97.2% of the VC pilots voted to use striking as an option today
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Originally Posted by mmff
(Post 22563302)
Dumb question: what does VC stand for? I checked the glossary but could not find it there.
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Originally Posted by mmff
(Post 22563302)
Dumb question: what does VC stand for? I checked the glossary but could not find it there.
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Damnit. I got KRK-FRA-DOH on LH booked for Tuesday. Friend has WAW-FRA-DOH booked on Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by jason8612
(Post 22563355)
Damnit. I got KRK-FRA-DOH on LH booked for Tuesday. Friend has WAW-FRA-DOH booked on Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer
(Post 22563400)
Strike is not imminent. The vote authorizes the call for a strike at some point in the future.
so now the ball is on LH side. So as long as they don't reject it too quickly, my flights on Tuesday (taking into account the 48hr notice they promised) should be good. they would need to decide on Sunday to strike Tuesday. |
Originally Posted by jason8612
(Post 22563428)
Ah OK.
so now the ball is on LH side. So as long as they don't reject it too quickly, my flights on Tuesday (taking into account the 48hr notice they promised) should be good. they would need to decide on Sunday to strike Tuesday. |
Originally Posted by LufthansaFlyer
(Post 22563431)
Exactly. Lets hope there's a cooling of period at least until monday... :)
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Originally Posted by jason8612
(Post 22563631)
Well it's a beautiful day. they should all go enjoy it. Relax over the weekend and come back next week to make a decision :D
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Yikes, I have a flight a week from today (29 March) and again on 7 April. Guess I will keep checking back on FlyerTalk for more news!
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Flew two LH flights today; ZRH-DUS/DUS-FCO all without problems. I have an FCO-VIE on Tuesday and a VIE-WAW on Thursday, followed by WAW-MUC/MUC-ZRH on the 30th. Here's to hoping they reach a settlement before a strike occurs.
On that note, what's the best course of action for a leisure traveler such as myself in the event a strike happens? (I'm especially curious if anyone has experience with this around mileage award tickets.) |
Originally Posted by coastalguy
(Post 22565383)
On that note, what's the best course of action for a leisure traveler such as myself in the event a strike happens? (I'm especially curious if anyone has experience with this around mileage award tickets.)
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I only have LX on my schedule in the rest of March and April ;)
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