After around five months of negotiations and a strike, the flight attendants' union UFO and Lufthansa were able to agree on higher salaries for cabin crew. Around 19.000 employees are affected. The main components of the collective bargaining agreement are: an increase in all salary levels by 16,5% - with an interest effect of 17,4% - in three steps, payment of an inflation compensation bonus of 3.000 euros (part-time pro rata), allowance increases for senior flight attendants and an increase in the holiday pay supplement. Now it is the turn of the members of the UFO union, as they must decide whether to accept or reject the agreement, which is to have a term of 36 months. "We fought hard to push through this extensive compensation package. Unfortunately, despite all de-escalation efforts, a labor dispute could not be prevented in order to convince Lufthansa of the seriousness of our demands. However, we can now be very satisfied with the result. A longer term has given us scope for more attractive conditions and at the same time offers reliable planning for the next two and a half years not only for our colleagues, but also for Lufthansa,” says a delighted Harry Jaeger, head of collective bargaining and negotiator at UFO. “Now we will quickly let our members decide whether they are as happy with this package as we are, because that is ultimately what matters. Then we must quickly look ahead, because the next collective bargaining negotiations are already waiting for us. In view of the continued disastrous planning and the lack of staff, which may result in another chaotic summer, a number of things must be examined quickly. In addition, the collective bargaining agreement is due for renegotiation at the end of this year.” The negotiations at the subsidiaries