The German flight attendants’ union Ufo has called for a two-day strike targeting airline Lufthansa on Thursday and Friday, saying that all departures from Germany would be affected.
Further strike calls targeting Lufthansa’s other German businesses are possible at any time, the union said. These include the Eurowings and SunExpress airlines.
Ufo has made separate wage demands for all five of Lufthansa’s aviation businesses covered by German collective bargaining law and has secured the approval of its members for the strikes.
However, Lufthansa does not recognise the union’s board as authorised to represent the crew members and has refused to negotiate with Ufo for months.
The conflict already caused a 19-hour token strike at four Lufthansa subsidiaries on Oct. 20, which led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights.
The last regular Ufo strike targeting Lufthansa’s core business dates back to 2015.
Ufo has struggled with considerable internal disputes.
Following accusations of embezzlement and investigations by prosecutors, only two people are left on the union’s board, down from its previous seven.
The union will elect new leaders on Feb 14.
