New guys...talking of strike action, during a real downturn in airline ops.
Quite typical....shades of CX some years ago.
New guys never learn, it seems.
The 'new guy' leading the negotiations for the pilots is a former president of the 'Vereinigung Cockpit', i.e. the pilots union. He lead the VC during the last strike actions of Lufthansa pilots in the year 2001. So at least HE is not a 'new guy'.
And the VC is fully aware of the responsibility they have during a economic crisis like the one we are facing at the moment - they won't take a foolhardy risk by starting a strike if not really necessary....