Lufthansa's unionized ground staff back cost-cutting deal, document shows

A deal to cut costs and save jobs at Lufthansa has won the support of a majority of the Verdi trade union members who work for the German airline as ground staff, according to the results of a ballot seen by Reuters on Friday. Lufthansa workers represented by Verdi, a service workers union, backed the deal struck a month ago to cut costs by E200m euros ($243m) in return for a promise of no forced redundancies in 2021, according to the document. Verdi represents 24,000 Lufthansa ground staff, who agreed as part of the deal to forgo Christmas and vacation bonuses through 2021. A formal announcement is expected on Monday.<br/>