DHL Strike
It would appear that this is the case. Certainly the aircrew are very unhappy with the get out if you dont like it attitude. This was recently highlighted with the Iraq flights. Crew were on normal pay, no danger money or additional benefits. If you were killed in action you got a lump sum payout to your family of just 400,000 euros. DHL is rapidly becoming a slavery type operation. I have heard a strike being planned (in Belgium and the UK) for the Christmas season in order to improve the attitude at the company and of course the employee benefits. It remains to be seen if this is true. I am a middle manager in one of the hubs in continental Europe so I feel I can speak with authority. The company certainly seems to have lost its way and it is a shame. It's not the same as when I joined.