Germany: Verdi’s union calls for more strikes at airports on Thursday
March 12, 2024
The Verdi union on Tuesday called on members to strike this Thursday, March 14, at five German airports in total.
The action would not affect Frankfurt and Munich airports, the two busiest in the country.
Security teams screening passengers at Karlsruhe/Baden Baden and Cologne/Bonn airports were instructed to stop work on Thursday.
And at Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart airports, passenger, freight and cargo security staff, as well as staff in customer service areas, have been instructed not to work.
Both trains and planes in Germany were affected by the strike on Tuesday.
Several different labor disputes were resolved simultaneously, leading to a series of industrial actions against Lufthansa, airport operators and national rail operator Deutsche Bahn.
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msh/wmr (AFP, dpa)
Source: DW
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