The status of a labour dispute at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines remains unclear after the carrier agreed to raise wages, but circumvented the striking trade union to do so. The airline, which caters to German holidaymakers, agreed to a new pay scale that exactly matches demands from the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC). But the airline struck the new wage deal with the company’s works council instead of with the union, outraging union leaders and leaving open the possibility of a fourth strike in the dispute. The trade union’s bargaining committee said it was “shocked” by Discov…