LOT pilots' strike causes only minor disruptions at Warsaw's Okecie airport

Yesterday's two-hour strike by pilots with LOT Polish Airlines caused only minor disruptions to flights out of Warsaw's Okecie Airport. The pilots went ahead with their promised two-hour warning strike to protest against low wages. According to the ZZPK union which organized the action, its members are also unhappy about the lack of regulations on working hours and breaks. Between 10 and 20 planes failed to take off from Okecie Airport because of the pilots' action. The LOT management has described the strike as illegal, and refuses to meet the pilots' wage demands. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) M.T.