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As quoted by Reuters on Sunday, April 21, 2013, one of the protesters, Verdi, which represents the airline's 33,000 staff, announced the work strike on Friday to pressure the airline management in order to improve the welfare of employees.
The union also claimed that the airline's bid by Lufthansa in the previous meeting on Wednesday is a scandal. "Although Lufthansa bid in the last round of negotiations, although talks were constructive and open to further talks, Verdi once again have hijacked our customers in a pay dispute," said Stefan Lauer.
Lauer is a member of the executive board of Lufthansa in the field of resources and lead the conversation about salary even though he will resign at the end of June. Lufthansa offer is to raise salaries by 1.2% in October this year and further 0.5% next year. This agreement will run for 29 months and there will be no guarantee of a job. As for the Verdi wanted 5.2% pay rise for cabin crew, ground staff of Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Systems, LSG Sky Chefs catering unit, and the crew of grounhandling.
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