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| Lufthansa cabin crew's day of strike action ends | Lufthansa cabin crew's day of strike action ends |
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| The union representing cabin staff at Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, has ended a day of strike action at Frankfurt airport. | |
| Lufthansa cancelled some 200 short and medium-haul flights in and out of Europe's third biggest airport. | Lufthansa cancelled some 200 short and medium-haul flights in and out of Europe's third biggest airport. |
| A small number of long-haul flights were cancelled as well, among them services to and from New York, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Seattle. | A small number of long-haul flights were cancelled as well, among them services to and from New York, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Seattle. |
| The union and the airline have been in dispute over pay and work conditions. | The union and the airline have been in dispute over pay and work conditions. |
| The UFO union had said earlier this week that it would stage strikes after talks broke down. | The UFO union had said earlier this week that it would stage strikes after talks broke down. |
| The union is seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months starting from January this year, after three years of no increases. | The union is seeking a pay increase of 5% for cabin staff for 15 months starting from January this year, after three years of no increases. |
| It also wants guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs and use more temporary workers, as it has done in Berlin. | It also wants guarantees that Lufthansa will not outsource jobs and use more temporary workers, as it has done in Berlin. |
| Lufthansa's latest offer was for a pay increase of about 3.5%. | Lufthansa's latest offer was for a pay increase of about 3.5%. |
| Airline spokesman Klaus Walther said the union had put its demands "on the back of the customers" and called on it to return to the negotiation table. | Airline spokesman Klaus Walther said the union had put its demands "on the back of the customers" and called on it to return to the negotiation table. |
| UFO head Nicoley Baublies has said that the airline has also not assured that its staff will not be transferred to a cheaper contract if they moved to a low-cost airline within the group. | UFO head Nicoley Baublies has said that the airline has also not assured that its staff will not be transferred to a cheaper contract if they moved to a low-cost airline within the group. |
| And he told Bayerischer Rundfunk radio that Friday's action may just be the first of many if Lufthansa does not meet its demands. | And he told Bayerischer Rundfunk radio that Friday's action may just be the first of many if Lufthansa does not meet its demands. |
| Lufthansa has about 19,000 cabin crew and the UFO union represents about two-thirds of them. | Lufthansa has about 19,000 cabin crew and the UFO union represents about two-thirds of them. |