Lufthansa Agrees Pay Deal With Ground Personnel

Lufthansa has signed an agreement with services union Verdi on pay for about 33,000 ground personnel, the union and the airline said.

Lufthansa agreed a pay increase for its ground personnel and for staff at Lufthansa-Systems, Lufthansa-Service, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo of 2.2 percent on January 1, 2016. There will be a one-off payment of EUR€2,250 (USD$2,380) per full-time employee.

This will be followed by another 2.2 percent increase one year later.

The collective bargaining agreement will expire at the end of 2017.

Lufthansa remains embroiled in disputes over pay and retirement benefits with pilots and cabin crew that has resulted in numerous strikes.