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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
You can forget taking a flight to Germany today
It's a bad day to try to take a flight to or from Germany. A mass strike has caused huge disruption at the country's airports on Monday. 94% of flights were canceled at Frankfurt Airport, the country's busiest, a German news agency said. Hundreds of thousands of passengers are facing disruption due to a strike in Germany, which has led to almost all flights at the country's busiest airports being canceled Monday. The 24-hour walkout began at midnight on Monday and immediately caused mass disruption. At Frankfurt Airport, the country's busiest, 94% of the day's 1,116 scheduled takeoffs and landings have been canceled, the German news agency dpa reported. "There will be massive disruptions at Frankfurt Airport all day today," its website says, adding that passengers should not travel to the airport. Munich Airport expected operations to be "severely disrupted," while Berlin Brandenburg Airport said it will have no regular flights. According to data from Cirium, 108 flights are scheduled between Germany and the US on Monday, accounting for over 31,000 seats. On Friday, the service workers union called on public-sector employees and ground and security staff to go on strike. It also targeted airports in Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Weeze, Dortmund, Cologne/Bonn, Leipzig/Halle, Stuttgart, and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. Jens Ritter, the CEO of flag carrier Lufthansa, said in a Sunday LinkedIn post that he was "stunned and really worried." "What Verdi calls a 'warning' strike is again bringing air traffic to a halt," he added, and called for "cooperation instead of confrontation." A warning strike is a common tactic in German labor negotiations. Monday's action relates to two separate disputes — one for airport security workers and a wider one for public-sector employees. said negotiations for the more than 2.5 million federal and local government employees across Germany will continue on Friday. It is calling for an 8% pay increase with a minimum increase of 350 euros ($380) a month, plus higher bonuses for stressful shift work and three more days off. For aviation security workers, the union wants better occupational health and safety, 30 days of holiday, an annual bonus increase, and other bonuses. also wants restrictions on fixed-term contracts, saying that most aviation security specialists are hired on 24-month contracts, many of whom are then replaced by newly trained employees. "Public employers should know that we are assertive. This will be made clear again in the coming days," said chairman Frank Werneke on Monday. Read the original article on Business Insider
Al Arabiya
09-03-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
German airports face disruption Monday from labor union strike
Almost all German airports, including the country's major hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, face disruptions on Monday after labor union called on ground personnel, baggage handlers and security staff to go on a one-day strike. Major restrictions on departures and arrivals, including widespread flight cancellations, are expected. In general, the strikes will start Sunday night and end 24 hours later, the union said in a statement on Sunday. Hamburg's airport is already closed because of the walkout, according to its website. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. 'The strikes are cutting off an entire country from air traffic,' said Ralph Beisel, managing director of airport association ADV. 'We appeal to to consider the interests of passengers and to seek an amicable solution at the negotiating table.' The union, which represents around 2 million workers, last week voiced support for the sweeping fiscal reform plans by Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, saying it would help modernize the country's crumbling infrastructure. Europe's biggest economy has earmarked debt-financed investments of €500 billion ($543 billion) over 10 years and plans to boost defense spending on a massive scale. The union's demands include higher pay, more vacation days and restrictions on temporary contracts. 'With their warning strikes on Monday, the employees will show that they are serious about improving their working conditions,' Wolfgang Pieper, chief negotiator, said in the statement.
Bloomberg
09-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
German Airports Face Disruption Monday From Labor Union Strike
Almost all German airports, including the country's major hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin, face disruptions on Monday after labor union called on ground personnel, baggage handlers and security staff to go on a one-day strike. Major restrictions on departures and arrivals, including widespread flight cancellations, are expected. In general, the strikes will start Sunday night and end 24 hours later, the union said in a statement on Sunday. Hamburg's airport is already closed because of the walkout, according to its website.
Wall Street Journal
04-03-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Deutsche Post, Trade Union Reach Agreement on Wage Dispute
DHL owner Deutsche Post DHL -2.94%decrease; red down pointing triangle and trade union said they reached an agreement on wage rises. The German logistic group and the union said Tuesday that all employees covered by collective agreements, which amount to approximately 170,000 workers, would receive more pay and additional leave.
Euronews
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
Seriously injured child among 36 hurt after Munich car ramming attack
A child is among at least 36 who were injured after a car drove into a trade union demonstration on Wednesday in the city of Munich. Police said Thursday that two of the victims were in critical condition, and eight seriously injured. Public prosecutor Gabriele Tilmann said the suspect, a 24-year-old Afghanistan national, had confessed to driving into the crowd deliberately. He added that authorities have reason to believe there was a "religious motivation" behind the attack, and it would be investigated by counter-terrorism police. Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Mayor of Munich, along with members of the union that was attacked on Thursday left flowers at a makeshift memorial created at the scene. Memorial candles had messages written on them such as, "Together for democracy and human rights" and, "Do not use the attack for the election campaign." Managing Director at Munich, Claudia Weber, told Euronews she was at the demonstration but did not witness the attack. "We are all completely shocked and affected. It is so terrible that this has happened, and we have only one thought," she said of the incident. "Our thoughts are with our colleagues who are in the hospital, and we hope that they all recover. That is our only concern and our pain right now." The suspect arrived in Germany in 2016 as an asylum seeker. Authorities said his application for asylum was rejected, but he was allowed to stay with a valid resident permit after he could not be deported due to security concerns in Afghanistan.
