Flights at several German airports disrupted by 1-day strike
FirstpostThe walkouts by airport staff come amid difficult pay talks for employees of Germany’s federal and municipal governments Berlin: Flights at several German airports were severely disrupted on Monday by the latest in a string of one-day strikes related to various pay disputes. Some 200 departures were canceled in Berlin, and about a third of the planned 200 arrivals were expected to be canceled, German news agency dpa reported. The walkouts by airport staff come amid difficult pay talks for employees of Germany’s federal and municipal governments. Unions are seeking a 10.5% pay raise, while employers so far have offered an increase totaling 5% in two stages and one-time payments of 2,500 euros per employee — which unions have rejected as insufficient.