The joy of many travelers' vacations could soon be spoiled: At Discover Airlines, Lufthansa's vacation airline, the signs are pointing to a strike. After the members of the unions Ufo and Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of industrial action in separate ballots, there could soon be significant disruptions to flight operations. Although a specific strike date has not yet been announced, the unions are preparing to call the workforce on strike if necessary. This could significantly affect the travel plans of thousands of passengers during the holiday season. Conflict over collective agreements: Unions want to enforce their own agreements The main point of contention between the unions and Discover Airlines lies in the collective agreements. Vereinigung Cockpit, which represents the interests of pilots, and Ufo, the union for flight attendants, want to enforce their own collective agreements and replace the existing agreements of the rival union Verdi. Verdi had already concluded collective agreements with the company in the past, but these have been rejected by Ufo and VC. These two trade unions see this as an attempt by the employer to select bargaining partners that are acceptable to them and thus weaken the interests of the workforce. Marcel Gröls, bargaining expert at the Cockpit Association, stresses the importance of employee rights in this conflict: "The Basic Law gives employees of a company the right to decide for themselves who they want to be represented by. The members of the Cockpit Association have decided by a clear majority that they will not accept the employers concluding collective agreements with a union that is acceptable to them over their heads." High approval for strikes: unions mobilize their members The clear