BERLIN (AP) — German labor unions on Tuesday called for Lufthansa ground staff to be fired at seven airports after a similar strike broke out earlier this month.
The Ver.di union announced on Sunday that the one-day strike would affect Lufthansa’s two main airports in Frankfurt and Munich, as well as Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart. It runs from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 7:10 a.m. Wednesday.
The 27-hour strike at the same five airports, which began on February 7, caused the airline to cancel hundreds of flights.
The union is calling for a 12.5% increase, or at least 500 euros (approximately 53,000 yen) per month, in pay increases for about 25,000 employees, including check-in, aircraft handling, maintenance and cargo transport staff. ing. Hour- or day-long “warning strikes” are a common tactic in German contract negotiations.
No agreement was reached in a series of talks held on February 12th. Further negotiations are scheduled for Wednesday.
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