But even so, Streiks can be very effective to force the hand of the employer. Germany's biggest airline had filed motions with courts to prevent the strike.The airline and the union have been at odds for months over the union's legal status. "Public coffers are full as never before — when, if not now, would it be the time for wage increases?"

Other airports affected include Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Hannover, Dresden, Leipzig/Halle, Dortmund and Erfurt. Strikes began today at … Germany's powerful Verdi union announced on Friday that the Frankfurt strike would start at 2:00 am and end at 8:00 pm. Security staff members have walked off the job at nine German airports over pay issues. *Our Digital Subscription plans do not currently include the e-paper ,crossword, iPhone, iPad mobile applications and print. Frankfurt staffers joined them two hours later, with a view to striking At Germany's second largest airport, Munich, a spokeswoman said around 100, mainly domestic flights were cancelled.The coordinated industrial action marked a major escalation in the dispute between unions and employers.

until 2000 local time (1900 GMT) on Tuesday. It will affect both long- and short-haul flights, a spokeswoman said.The UFO union, representing cabin crew, said it would inform the public on November 7 about a possible expansion of strikes beyond November 8. Long lines are seen at Frankfurt and Munich airports as passengers deal with the 18-hour walkout of employees of the Verdi union in Germany.Security workers at the smaller Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen airports started their strike at midnight. The southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg experienced some of the most severe disruptions.Thousands of people were forced to arrange alternative transport as public transport in many cities, including the North Rhine-Westphalian capital of Dusseldorf, came to a standstill.Verdi strikers in the eastern German city of Frankfurt Oder carried signs reading: "We are worth it"The unions called the strikes, which began on Tuesday, to push the federal and communal governments to increase wages for some 2.3 million public sector workers by 6 percent or, at a minimum, by €200 ($250).Labor leaders have also called on public sector employers to increase remuneration payments to trainees and interns by €100.Government and union representatives are set to meet on Sunday to start a third round of wage negotiations. A notice board warns passengers at Frankfurt airport — Germany's largest hub — to contact their airline for more information. However, some flights to and from airports affected by the walkout would be cancelled, it said.The workers union Verdi which represents about 23,000 aviation security workers in Germany says that it was forced to ramp up pressure, because talks with the employers' association were deadlocked. It says wages have suffered, with airports in particular failing to pass on the profits from surging passenger numbers to staff. "Real trouble beckons if [public sector] employers … do not finally understand that they need to invest in their current and future workforce to make the government fit for the future," he said.Hitting back, the head of the Association of Municipal Government Employers' Unions, Klaus-Dieter Klapproth, said the strikes were negatively affecting the general public "without actually influencing the course of negotiations. We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can support quality journalism by turning off ad blocker or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to The Hindu. The Stranded passengers sought information from airline desksOther German airports impacted by the labor action included: The cancelled flights on a display board in FrankfurtOfficials at Munich airport said that although Verdi called for action there as well, passenger security checks were carried out by a public-sector contractor whose workers would not strike.Talks between unions and employers over the dispute are due to start again on January 23.At least 88 flights were delayed for a single airline as the airport struggled to cope with 50,000 extra passengers. We use cookies to improve our service for you.

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