Because of the warning strike announced on Thursday, around 90,000 passengers have to expect flight cancellations and delays. Now Verdi is also calling for a strike on Friday. picture alliance/dpa | Peter Kneffel
The Verdi union had called on aviation security staff at Hamburg, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Cologne and Berlin airports to go on all-day warning strikes on Thursday.
Verdi is now calling for a strike at five more airports on Friday: Hanover, Dortmund, Weeze, Dresden and Leipzig are affected.
The collective bargaining dispute affects 25,000 employees, Verdi is demanding higher hourly wages and faster overtime pay.
The Verdi union has called on aviation security staff to go on warning strikes at several German airports on Friday. According to negotiator Wolfgang Pieper, the airports of Hanover, Dortmund, Weeze, Dresden and Leipzig are to be struck one after the other. Hanover Airport announced that no departures will be possible on Friday, March 15, 2024 from midnight to twelve p.m., while arrivals will not be affected.
Five airports will be on strike on Thursday
The Verdi union has already called on aviation security staff at five other airports to go on further warning strikes this Thursday. The all-day strike affects Hamburg, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden Baden, Cologne and Berlin airports one after the other. Passengers can no longer enter the security areas. An expansion of the strike was not initially ruled out.
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According to the airport association ADV, around 90,000 passengers at the five German airports have to prepare for flight cancellations and delays because of the warning strike announced on Thursday. The association expects more than 580 flight cancellations on this day alone.
The collective bargaining dispute in aviation security affects around 25,000 employees of private security companies who, on behalf of the Federal Police, check passengers, staff and luggage at the entrances to security areas. Despite five rounds of negotiations so far, no agreement has been reached. Verdi is calling for an hourly wage increase of 2.80 euros over a period of twelve months and for overtime bonuses to begin more quickly from the first hour of overtime.
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