In the current contract negotiations with Lufthansa, the warning strikes organised by Verdi have been organized to “blow off steam” to provide space for their collaboration with management to continue undisturbed.
The court cases coincide with a new international upsurge of the working class to which the court is not insensitive. The tide of labor strife is rising at the airport, too. Workers are fighting back against the sacrifices demanded of them due to the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and the war.
The pilots union is striving to prevent any type of joint industrial action so as not to harm the interests of the German-based company and its shareholders.
Frankfurt, Germany, June 1948: Lana Turner and her new husband, tin-plate heir Henry (Bob) Topping, are being assisted by an American military official at the Frankfurt train station.