State of emergency in Germany: Union wants to paralyze airports with a strike

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As Hessischer Rundfunk reported on Tuesday, Verdi called on the approximately 25,000 employees in the aviation security industry to halt work from early morning to midnight. Verdi himself was initially unavailable for comment.

In this case, passengers should prepare for significant flight delays and cancellations. Verdi is currently in collective bargaining with the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies (BDLS); there have already been three rounds of discussions.

When asked, a spokeswoman for the association said that the BDLS had not yet received an official strike notice from Verdi. In view of the local transport strike that followed on Friday, she clearly criticized a possible strike. This gives the impression that Verdi wants to “catch up with the GDL,” she said, referring to the days-long train drivers’ strike on the railways.

Matthias von Randow, managing director of the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL), explained that paralyzing air traffic in Germany through a warning strike by aviation security forces would be “inappropriate.” Instead, every effort should be made to find a solution at the negotiating table or through mediation, he continued. The BDL did not yet have any further information about the apparent impending strike. (SDA)

Source: Blick