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Lufthansa union rejects latest pay offer as strike continues

Published Tue, Nov 10, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Berlin

    DEUTSCHE Lufthansa AG's cabin crew union rejected an offer for a higher one-time payment of 3,000 euros (S$4,579) for flight attendants in exchange for an immediate halt to their walkout, making it the longest in the carrier's history.

    The German carrier, which previously had offered 2,000 euros per person, said late on Monday that it was inviting the UFO union to hold talks on Tuesday with top executives over the proposed payment and other concessions to avoid a prolonged walkout. That came after the union asked members serving on long-haul flights from Lufthansa's main Frankfurt and Munich hubs and employees in Dusseldorf not to work on Tuesday.