Yesterday’s appointment was constructive, negotiations will continue today, said an AUA spokeswoman on Monday. The employee has agreed to maintain confidentiality regarding the details since then. In a vote among the members of the vida union at the beginning of last week, 90 percent decided once morest the AUA’s final offer. Voter turnout was 88 percent, and around 60 percent of the on-board staff are members of vida.
The last known offer from the Lufthansa subsidiary for the 3,500 flight attendants and pilots is 18 percent more salary, the previously variable part of 4 percent is now guaranteed, the airline recently announced. The term is 2 years and 10 months. Specifically, the AUA is offering a salary increase of 8 percent retroactively from March 1, 2024 and a further 5 percent from January 2025 and January 2026 for on-board staff.
The negotiations for a new AUA on-board staff KV have been dragging on for weeks. A strike and several company meetings this spring have already led to hundreds of flight cancellations and millions in damages for the airline.
