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BERLIN, March 11 (Reuters) – Germany’s Verdi trade union said on March 13 that it would weather called for strikes at its ports, including Berlin, saying it would lead to longer queues and flight cancellations for passengers.
The respective regional branches of the service sector union said in separate statements on Saturday that the strikes would be part of Berlin’s international weather port, as well as Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen small weather will affect the ports.
Verdi, years of work nights, weekends and bank said he had called for a strike by security staff at Berlin airport over a dispute over pay for their holiday.
The holiday at the airport, which serves airlines including Lufthansa ( LHAG.DE ), easyJet ( EZJ.L ) and Air France-KLM ( AIRF.PA ), will start early and end late at night.
This includes the main economies of Europe Francewill be the latest in a series of strikes and protests to hit England and Spain because of high food and energy prices prices The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine are driving down incomes and living standards.
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“Verdi requires appropriate pay for flight security personnel working during inconvenient hours,” he said. “Appendixes 20It hasn’t been upgraded since ’06 and we’ve been negotiating an increase since 2013.”
Verdi’s Hamburg branch, as well as to public sector employees for the next 27 months offer 2% of the regular salary increase and 1500 and 1000 euro lump-sum payments, considering annual inflation, he stressed that it is not enough. about 9%.
Verdi’s representative in Hamburg, Lars Stubbe, said, “In recent years inflation and coronavirus many families lost a lot of money due to this,” he said.
At the end of last month, most flights at Germany’s Düsseldorf and Cologne Bonn regional airports were suspended due to Verdi’s 24-hour strike.
Reporting by Sarah Marsh, Christian Ruettger and Joern Poltz Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Mark Potter
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2023-03-11 18:53:50
Source – reuters
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