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The wave of strikes at German airports is not abating. Tens of thousands of passengers will again be unable to travel as planned on Thursday due to a warning strike by aviation security staff at five airports, according to industry estimates.
The warning strikes most recently began at Berlin airport last night, a spokesperson for the German trade union Verdi confirmed. According to Verdi, it was the turn of the airports of Hamburg, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Cologne. The Verdi union called on Friday for further warning strikes by aviation security staff.
Due to an all-day strike by aviation security forces on Thursday, passengers will no longer be able to enter the security area. According to estimates by the airport association ADV, more than 580 flight connections will probably be canceled and 90,000 travelers will have to reschedule their flights.
Several Swiss planes fly back empty
The security staff strike announced for Thursday also has an impact on Swiss citizens: several planes have to fly back to Switzerland from Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart without passengers.
On Friday, aviation security staff will stop work in Hannover, Dortmund, Weeze, Dresden and Leipzig and again in Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. Verdi also called on employees of personnel and goods control and cargo control at Munich Airport to strike from 4 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday. This mainly affects the freight sector.
This is what the union is demanding
Germany’s largest airport in Frankfurt is not affected by the warning attacks by aviation security staff on Thursday and Friday. There, as in Munich, Lufthansa’s two-day cabin crew strike on Tuesday and Wednesday could still lead to isolated flight delays and cancellations.
The collective labor agreement negotiations in the field of aviation security concern the working conditions of approximately 25,000 employees of private security service providers. On behalf of the Federal Police, they check passengers, staff and luggage at the entrances to the security zone. So far, five rounds of negotiations have failed to resolve the conflict. Verdi advocates an hourly wage increase of 2.80 euros over a period of twelve months, with overtime bonuses starting sooner from the first hour of overtime. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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